What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N453TM is a 2008 Hawker Beechcraft 400A owned by aircraft holding co one LLC and operated by travel management company LLC of elkhart, IN. The standard transport a/w certificate date is 24 November 2008 and
The valid registration certification issue date is 26 November 2008.
The purpose of the flight was for personal/recreational reasons. The
PIC and SIC shared responsibilities of performing pre-flight and weather updates through UNICOM weather with no issues to report. At 1512 the crew flew from kapf to krmn arriving at 1730. During the landing flare, just prior to touchdown, two deer attempted to cross the runway in front of the aircraft. The first deer made it however the second deer struck the right inboard flap of the aircraft at touchdown. The aircraft touched down at the normal ILS point on rwy 33. The pilot maintained control of the aircraft and completed the landing and subsequent taxiing normally to the FBO parking area. While inspecting the aircraft the crew noticed damage to the right flap assembly. The crew notified the airport manager who closed the airport. The SIC accompanied an FBO technician in a car to do a FOD check of the runway and taxiway and found the flap on the right side of the runway between the 1000 ft and 1500 ft marker and the deer on the left of the flap on otherside of centerline. The airport manager and the technician cleared the deer and flap from the runway after the SIC took pictures for reference and incident report to tmc. The SIC placed the damaged flap in the back of the aircraft inside the cargo section. The crew contacted travel management co (tmc), filed an incident and an asap report. In addition, the tmc safety department sent the crew a link to file for a wildlife strike. No injuries or subtsantial structural damage to the aircraft was found.
As the FAA filed it
N453TM IS A 2008 HAWKER BEECHCRAFT 400A OWNED BY AIRCRAFT HOLDING CO ONE LLC AND OPERATED BY TRAVEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC OF ELKHART, IN. THE STANDARD TRANSPORT A/W CERTIFICATE DATE IS 24 NOVEMBER 2008 AND
THE VALID REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION ISSUE DATE IS 26 NOVEMBER 2008.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PERSONAL/RECREATIONAL REASONS. THE
PIC AND SIC SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERFORMING PRE-FLIGHT AND WEATHER UPDATES THROUGH UNICOM WEATHER WITH NO ISSUES TO REPORT. AT 1512 THE CREW FLEW FROM KAPF TO KRMN ARRIVING AT 1730. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, TWO DEER ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRST DEER MADE IT HOWEVER THE SECOND DEER STRUCK THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP OF THE AIRCRAFT AT TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE NORMAL ILS POINT ON RWY 33. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT TAXIING NORMALLY TO THE FBO PARKING AREA. WHILE INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT THE CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP ASSEMBLY. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE AIRPORT MANAGER WHO CLOSED THE AIRPORT. THE SIC ACCOMPANIED AN FBO TECHNICIAN IN A CAR TO DO A FOD CHECK OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY AND FOUND THE FLAP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN THE 1000 FT AND 1500 FT MARKER AND THE DEER ON THE LEFT OF THE FLAP ON OTHERSIDE OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND THE TECHNICIAN CLEARED THE DEER AND FLAP FROM THE RUNWAY AFTER THE SIC TOOK PICTURES FOR REFERENCE AND INCIDENT REPORT TO TMC. THE SIC PLACED THE DAMAGED FLAP IN THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT INSIDE THE CARGO SECTION. THE CREW CONTACTED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT CO (TMC), FILED AN INCIDENT AND AN ASAP REPORT. IN ADDITION, THE TMC SAFETY DEPARTMENT SENT THE CREW A LINK TO FILE FOR A WILDLIFE STRIKE. NO INJURIES OR SUBTSANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND.