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Date
November 10, 2006 · 20:15 local
Place
Pittsfield, ME
Airport
Pittsfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
R5HA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8229J
Reported as
Piper PA60600A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total3,000 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days
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) While landing on runway 1 in the landing flare, 2 deer ran in front of the aircraft. The aircraft struck the 2nd deer with the left propeller and left flap. Damage was limited to the left propeller and left flap.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 IN THE LANDING FLARE, 2 DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 2ND DEER WITH THE LEFT PROPELLER AND LEFT FLAP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT PROPELLER AND LEFT FLAP.