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FAA incident report · Cessna 320E · Ormond Beach, FL · August 2, 2014

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Date
August 2, 2014 · 04:19 local
Place
Ormond Beach, FL
Airport
Ormond Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N320JC
Reported as
Cessna 320E
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
875 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N320JCRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 320ES/N 320E-0085Airframe modelCessna 320EEngine 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.

The aircraft a Cessna 320 departed from de-kalb peachtree airport in atlanta, ga at 0200 local, enroute to Ormond Beach Municipal Airport. The pilot with three passengers, all uninjured was on board. The pilot stated he made a visual approach to runway 17 as directed. The landing was normal and upon rollout at approximately 60-70MPH, a deer crossed from left to right making contact with the left inboard side of the engine nacelle/propeller area and then was projected into the nose landing gear causing it to collapse in a forward position. The aircraft slid to a stop and after securing the aircraft evacuated all passengers and the runway was then closed. During investigation it appears the deer hit the trailing link and scissors causing the nose gear to fold and dislodge after impact to the ground. Visual inspection shows the uplock centering beam/ assembly separated and the radome also broke off. Further inspection shows no damage to the #1 and #2 engine cowling, nacelles or wings but significant curling of the propellers. However the #2 engine appears to have sustained a possible crankcase crack due to excessive oil on and under the engine. No further damage was identified.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT A CESSNA 320 DEPARTED FROM DE-KALB PEACHTREE AIRPORT IN ATLANTA, GA AT 0200 LOCAL, ENROUTE TO ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT WITH THREE PASSENGERS, ALL UNINJURED WAS ON BOARD. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 AS DIRECTED. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UPON ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70MPH, A DEER CROSSED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE LEFT INBOARD SIDE OF THE ENGINE NACELLE/PROPELLER AREA AND THEN WAS PROJECTED INTO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE IN A FORWARD POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP AND AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT EVACUATED ALL PASSENGERS AND THE RUNWAY WAS THEN CLOSED. DURING INVESTIGATION IT APPEARS THE DEER HIT THE TRAILING LINK AND SCISSORS CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD AND DISLODGE AFTER IMPACT TO THE GROUND. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWS THE UPLOCK CENTERING BEAM/ ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AND THE RADOME ALSO BROKE OFF. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS NO DAMAGE TO THE #1 AND #2 ENGINE COWLING, NACELLES OR WINGS BUT SIGNIFICANT CURLING OF THE PROPELLERS. HOWEVER THE #2 ENGINE APPEARS TO HAVE SUSTAINED A POSSIBLE CRANKCASE CRACK DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL ON AND UNDER THE ENGINE. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED.