What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft struck a deer with the nose gear on landing and sustained substantial damage. (-23) on 3/29/99 at approximately 1700 hours CST while commencing the approach to landing at suw, a small herd of deer crossed near the first third of runway 21. Just prior to landing, the nose landing gear struck the top of the deer, the aircraft landed and taxied to the hangar without further incident. Our investigation determined that there was minor damage to the lower firewall.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT STRUCK A DEER WITH THE NOSE GEAR ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON 3/29/99 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS CST WHILE COMMENCING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AT SUW, A SMALL HERD OF DEER CROSSED NEAR THE FIRST THIRD OF RUNWAY 21. JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP OF THE DEER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OUR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL.
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