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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Morristown, NJ · June 11, 2000

Date: June 11, 2000 · 11:15 local
Place: Morristown, NJ
Airport: Morristown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N252D
Reported as: Mooney M20K
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total1,200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N252DRegistered now · Mooney M20KS/N 25-1014 · Built 1986 Airframe modelMooney M20K Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Mooney N252D was taking off on runway 23 at mmu when a deer in front of the aircraft. The aircraft was just rotating to the takeoff position. The aircraft became airborne and hit the deer underside of the aircraft, causing minor damage to the underside of the aircraft. The pilot, owner of Mooney requested a gear check, and came back for a landing. There was minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)MOONEY N252D WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 23 AT MMU WHEN A DEER IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ROTATING TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND HIT THE DEER UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, OWNER OF MOONEY REQUESTED A GEAR CHECK, AND CAME BACK FOR A LANDING. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N252D · 1

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

Incident 19870410028519ILevel Off Touchdown · Columbus, OHAircraft porpoised during a night landing. Propeller struck the runway, go around made with a safe landing.Apr 10, 1987 · Minor damage