What happened
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On October 10, 2009, at approximately 0035 eastern time, a gates Learjet 35A, operated by medway air ambulance incorporated (Y6WA) under 14 CFR part 135, flew from the Washington dulles international airport (kiad) to the Allegheny County Airport (kagc) and struck a deer shortly after touching down on runway 28. The aircraft rescue fire fighting (ARFF) units had responded yet were not utilized. There were no injuries to the crew or passenger. The captian of the aircraft made the following statement: "we departed Washington dulles approximately 0000 local, upon landing runway 28 at Allegheny County Airport around 0035 local, we touched down and rolled approximately one (1) to two (2) seconds and two small deer appeared from left to right. Lifted aircraft nose slightly to attempt to avoid contact with deer, felt impact on the left side of aircraft, continued to brake normally. We advised tower and exited first available; taxied to hangar for further inspection." An inspection of the aircraft by maintenance personnel from corporate air revealed the left main landing gear door was torn from the aircraft and there were two dents on the underside of the left flap. Medway air ambulance requested to move the aircraft so maintenance to be accomplished at their home base. The aircraft was inspected by a mechanic and found to be safe for ferry flight. The aircraft was flown under a special flight permit from Allegheny County Airport (kagc) to gwinnett county airport (klzu) without incident. The flight crew's actions or lack of actions did not contribute to this incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 10, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 0035 EASTERN TIME, A GATES LEARJET 35A, OPERATED BY MEDWAY AIR AMBULANCE INCORPORATED (Y6WA) UNDER 14 CFR PART 135, FLEW FROM THE WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIAD) TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (KAGC) AND STRUCK A DEER SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) UNITS HAD RESPONDED YET WERE NOT UTILIZED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGER. THE CAPTIAN OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "WE DEPARTED WASHINGTON DULLES APPROXIMATELY 0000 LOCAL, UPON LANDING RUNWAY 28 AT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 0035 LOCAL, WE TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) TO TWO (2) SECONDS AND TWO SMALL DEER APPEARED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. LIFTED AIRCRAFT NOSE SLIGHTLY TO ATTEMPT TO AVOID CONTACT WITH DEER, FELT IMPACT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, CONTINUED TO BRAKE NORMALLY. WE ADVISED TOWER AND EXITED FIRST AVAILABLE; TAXIED TO HANGAR FOR FURTHER INSPECTION." AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM CORPORATE AIR REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WERE TWO DENTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT FLAP. MEDWAY AIR AMBULANCE REQUESTED TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT SO MAINTENANCE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THEIR HOME BASE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND FOUND TO BE SAFE FOR FERRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (KAGC) TO GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT (KLZU) WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT.
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