What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft struck a deer while landing at Roseau, Minnesota. Upon the deer strike, the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded off of the runway. (.19) on June 27, 2002, at 0436 central daylight time, a Beech BE90, N911ND, operated by weather modification, inc., sustained substantial damage when the left main gear collapsed and the airplane veered about 150 feet off the left side of the runway after it hit a deer during landing roll on runway 34 (4,400 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), Roseau Municipal Airport (rox), Roseau, Minnesota. The pilot, copilot, and two medical personnel reported no injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight departed hector international airport (FAR), fargo, north dakota, at 0350, and was en route to rox to transport a medical patient. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was on an instrument flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER WHILE LANDING AT ROSEAU, MINNESOTA. UPON THE DEER STRIKE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. (.19) ON JUNE 27, 2002, AT 0436 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE90, N911ND, OPERATED BY WEATHER MODIFICATION, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED ABOUT 150 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER IT HIT A DEER DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 34 (4,400 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT), ROSEAU MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ROX), ROSEAU, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT, COPILOT, AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT DEPARTED HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAR), FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 0350, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO ROX TO TRANSPORT A MEDICAL PATIENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.