# Incident 20140814014449I: Pilatus PC-12/45, Burlington, NC, August 14, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2014, 04:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LABJ
- Location: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0957&lon=-79.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N373KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N373KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,699 total, 3,859 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140814014449I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON DEPARTURE ROLL WHEN A DEER CROSEED IN THE PATH OF THE PLANE.  DEER WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR.  DOOR WAS RIPPED FROM THE MOUNT FITTINGS WHICH RUPTURED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WELL.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM RUNWAY TO LABCORP HANGAR AREA WHERE THE FUEL SPILL WAS NOTICED.

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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