What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As we discussed yesterday, our Diamond DA-40 aircraft (N431DE) struck a coyote while taking off on runway 35 at klro at approximately 9:45 pm on Monday, 16 sep. The flight was a simple night landing currency sortie with a private pilot client on the flight controls from the left seat and a flight instructor in the right seat. The incident occurred on a night takeoff (not a touch n go), as the aircraft was rotating at 60 knots. A coyote darted across the runway left to right and struck the front of the left main landing gear. The left seat pilot saw the coyote immediately before the strike, then heard the thud of the impact on the left main gear fairing. The pilot executed an immediate aborted takeoff and was able to control the aircraft and bring it to a normal stop after taxing clear of the runway. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the left main fairing following inspections by the crew and maintenance the next day.
As the FAA filed it
AS WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY, OUR DIAMOND DA-40 AIRCRAFT (N431DE) STRUCK A COYOTE WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 35 AT KLRO AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 PM ON MONDAY, 16 SEP. THE FLIGHT WAS A SIMPLE NIGHT LANDING CURRENCY SORTIE WITH A PRIVATE PILOT CLIENT ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A NIGHT TAKEOFF (NOT A TOUCH N GO), AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATING AT 60 KNOTS. A COYOTE DARTED ACROSS THE RUNWAY LEFT TO RIGHT AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT SAW THE COYOTE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STRIKE, THEN HEARD THE THUD OF THE IMPACT ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAIRING. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND BRING IT TO A NORMAL STOP AFTER TAXING CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT MAIN FAIRING FOLLOWING INSPECTIONS BY THE CREW AND MAINTENANCE THE NEXT DAY.