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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Minot, ND · September 28, 2001

Date: September 28, 2001 · 01:30 local
Place: Minot, ND
Airport: Minot International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5539Q
Reported as: Mooney M20C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 452 total230 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N5539QRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2958 · Built 1965 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-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) At the completion of a flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91, during a landing at night, a deer ran into the side of the aircraft. The deer struck the aircraft in the cowling of the engine as well as the propeller. The cowling received minor damage as did the propeller. There were no injuries, other than to the animal, which died. The pilot reported not seeing the deer until it ran into her aircraft from the edge of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT THE COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, DURING A LANDING AT NIGHT, A DEER RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE DEER STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT IN THE COWLING OF THE ENGINE AS WELL AS THE PROPELLER. THE COWLING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS DID THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, OTHER THAN TO THE ANIMAL, WHICH DIED. THE PILOT REPORTED NOT SEEING THE DEER UNTIL IT RAN INTO HER AIRCRAFT FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.