20170113000339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech S35 · West Palm Beach, FL · January 13, 2017

Date: January 13, 2017 · 21:00 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8803M
Reported as: Beech S35
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 518 total518 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N8803MRegistered now · Beech S35S/N D-7328 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech S35 Engine 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.

N8803M was VFR arriving F45 airport. Upon landing, N8803M observed deer on the runway and powered back up to execute a touch and go maneuver. On takeoff, he hit the deer with his landing gear and climbed to 1000FT. He called Palm Beach approach and advised what happened. N8803M diverted to pbi to do a low approach to observe the gear. He was told gear appeared down and elected to return to F45 to land. At 0327Z upon landing runway 13, the nose gear collapsed. There were 4 souls on board and no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

N8803M WAS VFR ARRIVING F45 AIRPORT. UPON LANDING, N8803M OBSERVED DEER ON THE RUNWAY AND POWERED BACK UP TO EXECUTE A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER. ON TAKEOFF, HE HIT THE DEER WITH HIS LANDING GEAR AND CLIMBED TO 1000FT. HE CALLED PALM BEACH APPROACH AND ADVISED WHAT HAPPENED. N8803M DIVERTED TO PBI TO DO A LOW APPROACH TO OBSERVE THE GEAR. HE WAS TOLD GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO F45 TO LAND. AT 0327Z UPON LANDING RUNWAY 13, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE 4 SOULS ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.