OpenAirDocs.org

20120315003499I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Cessna 525A · Hattiesburg, MS · March 15, 2012

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
March 15, 2012 · 20:30 local
Place
Hattiesburg, MS
Airport
Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
R4CA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N913DC
Reported as
Cessna 525A
Reported engine
Williams FJ-44 series
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
N913DCRegistered now · Cessna 525AS/N 525A0157 · Built 2003Airframe modelCessna 525AEngine modelWilliams FJ-44 seriesTurbo-fan

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.

Aircraft was starting takeoff roll and was accelerating through approximately 50-60 knots when the pilot saw a flash out the left window and felt a thump under the aircraft. Pilot aborted the t/o and taxiied back to parking ramp. After he shutdown he discovered that he had struck a deer. Damage to aircraft consisted of a minor dent to leading edge of left wing and the left main landing gear door was almost tore free from the aircraft. There were no injuries (other then the deer) and no other damage was noticed through on-scene inspection. Case closed with no futher action.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TAKEOFF ROLL AND WAS ACCELERATING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 50-60 KNOTS WHEN THE PILOT SAW A FLASH OUT THE LEFT WINDOW AND FELT A THUMP UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT ABORTED THE T/O AND TAXIIED BACK TO PARKING RAMP. AFTER HE SHUTDOWN HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD STRUCK A DEER. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A MINOR DENT TO LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS ALMOST TORE FREE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES (OTHER THEN THE DEER) AND NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTICED THROUGH ON-SCENE INSPECTION. CASE CLOSED WITH NO FUTHER ACTION.