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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilats PC1245 · Lynchburg, VA · July 9, 2002

Date: July 9, 2002 · 03:00 local
Place: Lynchburg, VA
Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N343CW
Reported as: Pilats PC1245
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total456 in this make and model184 in the last 90 days

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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 0300 local, on July 9, 2002, a Pilatus PC-12-45, N343CW, struck two deer on landing rollout at Lynchburg regional airport (lyh). The aircraft was piloted by steven a. walters (PIC) and michael zimmerman (SIC), both crewmember's held airline transport pilot certificates. There were no injuries to the two pilots or three passengers. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91. Damage to the aircraft included: left trailing edge flap had bent skin and popped rivets; left middle and inboard flap hinges fairing damaged; left main landing gear door damaged; mounting bracket for the left main landing gear door was torn away, leaving a hole in the web skin between the left wheel and the left wing fuel tank. The aircraft damage was not considered to be substantial. End of statement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 0300 LOCAL, ON JULY 9, 2002, A PILATUS PC-12-45, N343CW, STRUCK TWO DEER ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT LYNCHBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT (LYH). THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY STEVEN A. WALTERS (PIC) AND MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN (SIC), BOTH CREWMEMBER'S HELD AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PILOTS OR THREE PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED: LEFT TRAILING EDGE FLAP HAD BENT SKIN AND POPPED RIVETS; LEFT MIDDLE AND INBOARD FLAP HINGES FAIRING DAMAGED; LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR DAMAGED; MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS TORN AWAY, LEAVING A HOLE IN THE WEB SKIN BETWEEN THE LEFT WHEEL AND THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. END OF STATEMENT.