What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 18, 2019, at 7:15AM, clear skies, wind calm, a Piper aztec PA23-250, aircraft making an approach to runway 31 at Falcon field (ffc) Peachtree city, Georgia. As the aircraft was transitioning from the landing approach to landing flare three deer came across the runway from east to west. The pilot stated he was starting to add power to go around when he felt an impact and notice the gear warning horn and light came on, the aircraft was equipped with a mirror on the left inboard cowling and he notice that the nose gear had substance damage and was dangling back and forth. The pilot pulled the power back and landing with the nose gear unlocked aircraft came to rest on the nose and two mains.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 18, 2019, AT 7:15AM, CLEAR SKIES, WIND CALM, A PIPER AZTEC PA23-250, AIRCRAFT MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT FALCON FIELD (FFC) PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE LANDING APPROACH TO LANDING FLARE THREE DEER CAME ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM EAST TO WEST. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS STARTING TO ADD POWER TO GO AROUND WHEN HE FELT AN IMPACT AND NOTICE THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A MIRROR ON THE LEFT INBOARD COWLING AND HE NOTICE THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD SUBSTANCE DAMAGE AND WAS DANGLING BACK AND FORTH. THE PILOT PULLED THE POWER BACK AND LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND TWO MAINS.
NTSB investigation
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