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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 60 · Troy, AL · January 14, 2001

Date: January 14, 2001 · 13:45 local
Place: Troy, AL
Airport: Troy Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1DC
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL01FA021
Reported as: Beech 60

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 14, 2001, at 1345 CST, N1DC collided with two deer during landing and ran off the end of the runway 7, at the Troy Municipal Airport, Troy Alabama. The pilots tried to stop the aircraft but the wow switches were broken off the gear fron the impact with the deer therefore the aircraft would not go into reverse thrust. According to witnesses the airplane collided with the deer shortly after touchdown and continued down the runway with the brakes applied and departed off the right side of the runway near the end, crossed a taxiway and impact into a ditch 30 feet below the runway edge. CVR recovered and forwarded to NTSB, Washington, d.c.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2001, AT 1345 CST, N1DC COLLIDED WITH TWO DEER DURING LANDING AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY 7, AT THE TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TROY ALABAMA. THE PILOTS TRIED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE WOW SWITCHES WERE BROKEN OFF THE GEAR FRON THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER THEREFORE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE THRUST. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE DEER SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED AND DEPARTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE END, CROSSED A TAXIWAY AND IMPACT INTO A DITCH 30 FEET BELOW THE RUNWAY EDGE. CVR RECOVERED AND FORWARDED TO NTSB, WASHINGTON, D.C.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL01FA021Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportTroy, ALOn ground collision with deer during landing roll, and the inadvertent thrust reverser stowage caused by the damage to the landing gear squat switch by the collision, and subsequent application of forward thrust during rollout.Jan 14, 2001 · Destroyed