What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was performing a night landing after a cross country flight. While in the flare, the pilot saw a deer on the runway but had no time to react to avoid striking the animal. The pilot reported feeling a small bump but the aircraft was totally controllable. The pilot taxied to his hangar and discovered the damage. The strike damaged the right wheel fairing, right flap and the right upper wing surface just forward of the flap.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A NIGHT LANDING AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. WHILE IN THE FLARE, THE PILOT SAW A DEER ON THE RUNWAY BUT HAD NO TIME TO REACT TO AVOID STRIKING THE ANIMAL. THE PILOT REPORTED FEELING A SMALL BUMP BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONTROLLABLE. THE PILOT TAXIED TO HIS HANGAR AND DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE. THE STRIKE DAMAGED THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING, RIGHT FLAP AND THE RIGHT UPPER WING SURFACE JUST FORWARD OF THE FLAP.
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