What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Aircraft was attempting a landing at hto when a deer crossed its path. The pilot applied power, however struck the deer with the nose wheel. The aircraft proceeded to isp to land and requested emergency equipment to stand by. Isp twr inspected the gear on the fly by and confirmed that the nose wheel was bent and hanging. When the emergency equipment was in place, N2813M was cleared to land on runway 33L. The aircraft touched down and after several hunderd feet the nose wheel collapsed and it veered to the left off the runway into the grass. There were no injuries and minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT HTO WHEN A DEER CROSSED ITS PATH. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER, HOWEVER STRUCK THE DEER WITH THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO ISP TO LAND AND REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO STAND BY. ISP TWR INSPECTED THE GEAR ON THE FLY BY AND CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT AND HANGING. WHEN THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS IN PLACE, N2813M WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33L. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND AFTER SEVERAL HUNDERD FEET THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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