What happened
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(.19) On October 15, 2002, about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cirrus SR-20, N137CD, was substantially damaged while landing at the Mason County Airport (3I2), Point Pleasant, west Virginia. The student pilot and passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed leesburg executive airport (jyo), leesburg, Virginia, about 1540, destined for Point Pleasant. A flight plan was not filed, and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot stated that while on final approach, he spotted four deer on the runway, and that he adjusted his approach to land beyond them. As the airplane touchdown 700 to 1,000 feet past the deer, the pilot spotted three more deer to his right front about 50 to 75 feet away, and crossing the runway. The pilot added power, and pitched the nose of the airplane up. Two of the deer impacted the airplane. One went under the cockpit, and the other impacted the right wing. The airplane became airborne, spun to the right, and the pilot pitched the nose down. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, impacted a line of trees, and came to rest. According to a witness, when the airplane collided with the deer it spun almost 360 degrees to the right. (-23) aircraft was found at 2160 feet from beginning of runway 25 at the tree line on the left. There was damage to the left wing tip, engine compartment, engine mount, belly of fuselage and landing gear. Damage to a tree was found approximately 50 feet from the main wreckage. Small pieces of the aircraft were found near this tree. Landing gear imprints were found in the grass at an approximate angle of 30 degrees left of the runway centerline that spanned approximately 330 feet from the runway to the main wreckage. Remains of one deer was found on the runway near the area of the gear imprints starting Point closest to the runway. A witness saw the aircraft spin 360 degrees on landing and disappear off the left side of the runway. The pilotstated he saw several deer on the runway, added power to avoid the deer. He then stated after avoiding those deer, as he touched down 700 to 1000 feet further down the runway, three more deer ran across the runway. He stated he again added power and pulled up, but was unable to avoid hitting the deer. He believes he hit two of the three deer.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 15, 2002, ABOUT 1700 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CIRRUS SR-20, N137CD, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE MASON COUNTY AIRPORT (3I2), POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA. THE STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED LEESBURG EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (JYO), LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, ABOUT 1540, DESTINED FOR POINT PLEASANT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE SPOTTED FOUR DEER ON THE RUNWAY, AND THAT HE ADJUSTED HIS APPROACH TO LAND BEYOND THEM. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHDOWN 700 TO 1,000 FEET PAST THE DEER, THE PILOT SPOTTED THREE MORE DEER TO HIS RIGHT FRONT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET AWAY, AND CROSSING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER, AND PITCHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE UP. TWO OF THE DEER IMPACTED THE AIRPLANE. ONE WENT UNDER THE COCKPIT, AND THE OTHER IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, SPUN TO THE RIGHT, AND THE PILOT PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A LINE OF TREES, AND CAME TO REST. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE DEER IT SPUN ALMOST 360 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT 2160 FEET FROM BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 25 AT THE TREE LINE ON THE LEFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ENGINE MOUNT, BELLY OF FUSELAGE AND LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE TO A TREE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. SMALL PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND NEAR THIS TREE. LANDING GEAR IMPRINTS WERE FOUND IN THE GRASS AT AN APPROXIMATE ANGLE OF 30 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE THAT SPANNED APPROXIMATELY 330 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE. REMAINS OF ONE DEER WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY NEAR THE AREA OF THE GEAR IMPRINTS STARTING POINT CLOSEST TO THE RUNWAY. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT SPIN 360 DEGREES ON LANDING AND DISAPPEAR OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOTSTATED HE SAW SEVERAL DEER ON THE RUNWAY, ADDED POWER TO AVOID THE DEER. HE THEN STATED AFTER AVOIDING THOSE DEER, AS HE TOUCHED DOWN 700 TO 1000 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY, THREE MORE DEER RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE AGAIN ADDED POWER AND PULLED UP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER. HE BELIEVES HE HIT TWO OF THE THREE DEER.
NTSB investigation
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