From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft struck a deer on takeoff. Aircraft returned to airport. On touchdown, LH gear strut housing failed. Minor damage to wing, engine and prop. Appears pilot managed the a/c very well, as the a/c sustained minimal damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. ON TOUCHDOWN, LH GEAR STRUT HOUSING FAILED. MINOR DAMAGE TO WING, ENGINE AND PROP. APPEARS PILOT MANAGED THE A/C VERY WELL, AS THE A/C SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE.
Other reports on N86SJ · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.