# Incident 19991203034659I: Beech 58, Festus, MO, December 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1999, 23:45 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Memorial Aprt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2192° N, 90.4098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2192&lon=-90.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86SJ-2015-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Pilot flight hours: 2,203 total, 490 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991203034659I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19910319015799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910319015799I), Mar 19, 1991: Beech 58 (N86SJ), Dallas, TX. Unable to reduce power on right engine during descent. Shut engine down. Throttle control cable had broken.

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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