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FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Wilmington, NC · April 27, 2005

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Date
April 27, 2005 · 19:30 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Airport
New Hanover County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N159SM
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO550C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N159SMRegistered now · Raytheon 58S/N TH-2085Airframe modelRaytheon 58

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What happened

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(-23) Weather reported as 260 at 13 gusting to 17 knots, 10 miles visibility, light rain with a few clouds at 0500 feet and overcast at 08500 feet. Pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 24 and takeoff roll commenced. As rotation speed was approached the pilot observed a deer crossing the runway from left to right. The pilot avoided a direct collision with the animal but the right main landing gear wheel and tire assembly contacted the head of the deer. Pilot maintained positive control of the aircraft and continued climbout. Pilot was unsure of the extent of damage and flew by the tower to help make a determination. Tower was unable to identify any damage and pilot landed the aircraft. Landing and rollout was completed with difficult but controllable directional control. Examination of the aircraft revealed the damage was limited to the right main gear wheel assembly with the "scissors" disconnected from breakage from the upper trunion. The wheel and tire pivoted outboard and contacted the gear door. No other aircraft damage evident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WEATHER REPORTED AS 260 AT 13 GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, LIGHT RAIN WITH A FEW CLOUDS AT 0500 FEET AND OVERCAST AT 08500 FEET. PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 AND TAKEOFF ROLL COMMENCED. AS ROTATION SPEED WAS APPROACHED THE PILOT OBSERVED A DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PILOT AVOIDED A DIRECT COLLISION WITH THE ANIMAL BUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY CONTACTED THE HEAD OF THE DEER. PILOT MAINTAINED POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED CLIMBOUT. PILOT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE AND FLEW BY THE TOWER TO HELP MAKE A DETERMINATION. TOWER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY DAMAGE AND PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING AND ROLLOUT WAS COMPLETED WITH DIFFICULT BUT CONTROLLABLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH THE "SCISSORS" DISCONNECTED FROM BREAKAGE FROM THE UPPER TRUNION. THE WHEEL AND TIRE PIVOTED OUTBOARD AND CONTACTED THE GEAR DOOR. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE EVIDENT.