# Incident 20050427007109I: Beech 58, Wilmington, NC, April 27, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2257° N, 77.9447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-77.9447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 58 (registry code 7150003, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050427007109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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