What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At night during landing the instructor noted there was a herd of deer on the runway at Culpeper Regional Airport. Instructor informed student to do a balk landing. During this procedure the aircraft was just above the runway, and a deer jumped up and struck the aircraft. The aircraft was not on the runway and there was no controllable issues with the aircraft so the aircraft flew back to manassas airport and landed. The damage to the aircraft was to the right horizontal stabilizer. The spar is bent and the skin is ripped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT NIGHT DURING LANDING THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED THERE WAS A HERD OF DEER ON THE RUNWAY AT CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT. INSTRUCTOR INFORMED STUDENT TO DO A BALK LANDING. DURING THIS PROCEDURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AND A DEER JUMPED UP AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON THE RUNWAY AND THERE WAS NO CONTROLLABLE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT SO THE AIRCRAFT FLEW BACK TO MANASSAS AIRPORT AND LANDED. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE SPAR IS BENT AND THE SKIN IS RIPPED.
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