20091231052989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · French Lick, IN · December 31, 2009

Date: December 31, 2009 · 18:00 local
Place: French Lick, IN
Airport: French Lick Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N300PM
Reported as: Cessna 310R
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N300PMRegistered now · Cessna 310RS/N 310R1382 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 310R Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC made an evasive maneuver during flare to avoid several deer crossing the runway, landing hard on the l/h main gear, causing the deflation of the l/h main tire and the #1 engine propeller to strike the runway surface. PIC stated he was pretty sure that the airplane made contact with one of the deer at that time. As the airplane continued its roll out, approx. 600 ft from the initial touch down several more deer were crossing the runway with one striking the #2 engine propeller spinner and r/h main gear door. The aircraft came to rest with the l/h main wheel in the grass on the l/h side of runway 8.

As the FAA filed it

PIC MADE AN EVASIVE MANEUVER DURING FLARE TO AVOID SEVERAL DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY, LANDING HARD ON THE L/H MAIN GEAR, CAUSING THE DEFLATION OF THE L/H MAIN TIRE AND THE #1 ENGINE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. PIC STATED HE WAS PRETTY SURE THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE DEER AT THAT TIME.AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS ROLL OUT, APPROX. 600 FT FROM THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN SEVERAL MORE DEER WERE CROSSING THE RUNWAY WITH ONE STRIKING THE #2 ENGINE PROPELLER SPINNER AND R/H MAIN GEAR DOOR.THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE L/H MAIN WHEEL IN THE GRASS ON THE L/H SIDE OF RUNWAY 8.