What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a night landing touchdown at keuf February 13, 2012 at 1905 CT a Cessna 172S aircraft operated by auburn university (DW8S) sustained an inflight impact with a deer crossing the runway. Airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose, main landing gear, engine compartment firewall, lower fuselage, aircraft nose cowling, and propeller. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A NIGHT LANDING TOUCHDOWN AT KEUF FEBRUARY 13, 2012 AT 1905 CT A CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY (DW8S) SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT IMPACT WITH A DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY. AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, MAIN LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREWALL, LOWER FUSELAGE, AIRCRAFT NOSE COWLING, AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.