What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after touch down a deer ran on to the runway and struck the aircraft mid way on the left wing. The impact caused left wing fuel tank to rupture resulting in a fuel leak and subsequent fire. The aircraft was destroyed by the resulting fire. The two flight crew members evacuted without injury.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN A DEER RAN ON TO THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT MID WAY ON THE LEFT WING. THE IMPACT CAUSED LEFT WING FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE RESULTING FIRE. THE TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS EVACUTED WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.