# Incident 20130222001969I: Learjet Inc 60, Columbus, GA, February 22, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2013, 18:51 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 60 (registry code 5170707, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A (registry code 52190, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 60
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW305A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130222001969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FEBRUARY 22, 2013 AT 2100 THIS INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED BY THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER (ROC) TO REPORT A DEER STRIKE INCIDENT AT COLUMBUS (CSG), GEORGIA INVOLVING AIRCRAFT N81GD A LEAR 60 SERIAL NUMBER RB 415.

THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT ON LANDING AT CSG THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK 2 DEER. THE GEAR DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS DAMAGED AND THE FLAPS SIMILAR TO THE LEFT ASLO RECEIVED SOME DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT MFGR BOMBARDIER HAS EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND NO STRUCTURAL AREAS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. INTERIM REPAIRS ARE BEING ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE FERRIED TO WICHITA FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS.

PIC STATEMENT:

KCSG 2/22/2013 0052Z ATIS (W) 2351Z 0609K 4MI -R BR 6 BKN 1500 OVE T9/D8

STATEMENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC. TOUCHDOWN RUNWAY 06 AT -800'. IMPACT WITH TWO (2) WHITETAIL DEER TRAVELING LEFT TO RIGHT AT -2200'. #1 CLEARED. #2 IMPACTED THE NOSE GEAR / RIGHT MAIN GEAR / FLAP. #3 IMPACTED THE LET MAIN GEAR / FLAP. LEFT AND RIGHT OUTBOARD GEAR DOORS DETACHED. NO REASONABLE EVASIVE POSSIBILITIES EXISTED. AIRCRAFT DECELERATED NORMALLY UTILIZING WHEEL BRAKES AND REVERSE THRUST. BOTH SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY. NO FLUID LOSS NOTED. ALL ANTENNAE AND SUMP DRAINS INTACT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED. RECENT CREW TRAINING DOCUMENTS ATTACHED. CURRENTLY, MIKE KAELIN, BOMBARDIER FIELD SERVICES, IS EVALUATING THE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING HIS EVALUATION, A REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO BOMBARDIER ENGINEERING FOR DISPOSITION .. 4 SOULS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. TTAF 180.3. LANDINGS 139.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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