# Accident 19991115046839A: Beech 65B80, Midland, TX, November 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1999, 17:45 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WX5A
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8071R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8071R-2017-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991115046839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)THIS COMMERICAL PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 135 ON A CARGO FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL A DEER RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY IN HIS PATH.  THE PILOT INITIATED THE ROTATION EARLY TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THE DEER WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN SCISSOR LINK THAT ALLOWED THE LOWER HALF OF THE GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO MAF WITH THE GEAR DOWN, WHERE THE PILOT CONFIRMED THE RIGHT GEAR AS MISSING, WITH HELP FROM THE TOWER.  THE PILOT RETRACTED THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LANDED ON 16L.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR 1500 FT AND CAME TO A REST ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND BELLY.  WE PLAN TO MAKE A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO INSTALL A DEER PROOF FENCE AROUND THE AIRPORT IN ALPINE.  THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8071R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000310039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000310039849A), Mar 10, 2000: Beech 65B80 (N8071R), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)On March 10, 2000, at 1705 central standard time, a Beech 65-B80 twin-engine airplane, N8071R, was substantially damaged during landing at the Midland…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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