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) Pilot reported during landing roll out approx. half way down the runway at 35 knots the a/c struck a deer. (.4)the pilot arrived at the destination airport and established a traffic pattern for a night landing on runway 17. The pilot completed the before landing check which included turning on the landing light. According to the pilot, the airplane was approximately 2500 feet down the runway on the landing roll when a deer was observed on the runway. As the airplane continued the landing roll-out, the right propeller struck the deer. After the airplane struck the deer, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT APPROX. HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 35 KNOTS THE A/C STRUCK A DEER. (.4)THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AND ESTABLISHED A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK WHICH INCLUDED TURNING ON THE LANDING LIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LANDING ROLL WHEN A DEER WAS OBSERVED ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE DEER. AFTER THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DEER, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.