From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft struck deer on runway during night landing. Left main landing gear sheared from aircraft. Left pontoon bent 90 degrees at mounting point after aircraft went off the runway onto the grass. There were no injuries to the pilot and 3 passengers. The aircraft sustained minor damage. No pilot action or lack of action contributed to this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER ON RUNWAY DURING NIGHT LANDING. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED FROM AIRCRAFT. LEFT PONTOON BENT 90 DEGREES AT MOUNTING POINT AFTER AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NO PILOT ACTION OR LACK OF ACTION CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.