What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 9:10 pm on August 10, 2002, aircraft N688CF, piloted by bradley a. mcginnis, departed Sandusky, Ohio (sky) enroute to ashland, Kentucky (dwu). At takeoff aircraft nose wheel struck a deer as the aircraft departed the runway. Pilot requested and received a diversion to toledo, Ohio (tol) to check the extent of the damage of the nose gear. Upon arrival to toledo ground observers indicated that the nose gear was bent back. Teh aircraft landed on the collapsed nose gear and stopped without further incident. There were no injuries to the pilot or 1 pax (stepson-matthew edwards).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:10 PM ON AUGUST 10, 2002, AIRCRAFT N688CF, PILOTED BY BRADLEY A. MCGINNIS, DEPARTED SANDUSKY, OHIO (SKY) ENROUTE TO ASHLAND, KENTUCKY (DWU). AT TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DEER AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A DIVERSION TO TOLEDO, OHIO (TOL) TO CHECK THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE OF THE NOSE GEAR. UPON ARRIVAL TO TOLEDO GROUND OBSERVERS INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT BACK. TEH AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND STOPPED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR 1 PAX (STEPSON-MATTHEW EDWARDS).
NTSB investigation
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