20010731018199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D55 · Wolfeboro, NH · July 31, 2001

Date: July 31, 2001 · 19:45 local
Place: Wolfeboro, NH
Airport: Lakes Region Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N724BH
Reported as: Beech D55
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,950 total900 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N724BHRegistered now · Beech D55S/N TE-599 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech D55 Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Timothy white was landing on runway 12 at Lakes Region Airport in worlfeboro, NH (he had departed albany NY with no passengers). It was still daylight with good visibility, no precipitation and the runway was dry. Just as he touched down, he heard and felt a "thump". He completed a normal landing roll-out and then discovered the remains of a small deer. It appears the deer was struck by the right prop, but there was no obvious evidence of damage to the prop. The right main landing gear door was destroyed and the right flap was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TIMOTHY WHITE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT LAKES REGION AIRPORT IN WORLFEBORO, NH (HE HAD DEPARTED ALBANY NY WITH NO PASSENGERS). IT WAS STILL DAYLIGHT WITH GOOD VISIBILITY, NO PRECIPITATION AND THE RUNWAY WAS DRY. JUST AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, HE HEARD AND FELT A "THUMP". HE COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING ROLL-OUT AND THEN DISCOVERED THE REMAINS OF A SMALL DEER. IT APPEARS THE DEER WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT PROP, BUT THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE PROP. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS DESTROYED AND THE RIGHT FLAP WAS DAMAGED.