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) Private pilot on night solo crosscountry hit deer at rotation on takeoff. Pilot returned to airport and landed without incident. Deer hit left wing and resulted in substantial damage to approximately 18 inch section of leading edge forward of spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRIVATE PILOT ON NIGHT SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY HIT DEER AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEER HIT LEFT WING AND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 18 INCH SECTION OF LEADING EDGE FORWARD OF SPAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.