What happened
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(-23) November 19, 2002 at 9:30 pm (2130CST) while landing at Estherville airport, Estherville, Iowa, christopher freed was acting as pilot in command of N68433, a Cessna CE-152 when the aircraft struck a deer on the runway. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passengers. The aircraft sustained damage to the horizontal stabilizers, and the left main landing gear fairing. The damage to the aircraft was not structural according to the mechanic that inspected the airplane. The pilot in command, Mr. Christopher freed was current at night in this aircraft and had a current medical certificate. The aircraft is operated by a FAR part 141 flight school and is within current inspection status. The flight was being conducted as a FAR part 91 flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) NOVEMBER 19, 2002 AT 9:30 PM (2130CST) WHILE LANDING AT ESTHERVILLE AIRPORT, ESTHERVILLE, IOWA, CHRISTOPHER FREED WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N68433, A CESSNA CE-152 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAIRING. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT STRUCTURAL ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THAT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. CHRISTOPHER FREED WAS CURRENT AT NIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND HAD A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY A FAR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL AND IS WITHIN CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED AS A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT.
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