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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 560XL · Zelienople, PA · February 24, 2021

Date: February 24, 2021 · 06:15 local
Place: Zelienople, PA
Airport: Zelienople Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: H43A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N808SD
Reported as: Textron 560XL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N808SDRegistered now · Textron 560XLS/N 560-6234 · Built 2017 Airframe modelTextron 560XL Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW545CTurbo-fan

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What happened

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At approximately 06:15 on February 24, 2021, N808SD began a takeoff roll on runway 17 at kpjc for an on-demand flight. The 2 flight crew were the only occupants of the aircraft. As the aircraft was about to lift off, 3 deer entered the runway from the right side. The aircraft missed the first 2 deer, but the third deer was struck by the right main landing gear door, resulting in the door becoming detached from the aircraft. During this time, the right flap sustained puncture damage to it's leading edge and lower surface composite skin. The crew continued the takeoff and notified kpit ATC that they were canceling their IFR clearance. One of the crewmembers moved to the back cabin and checked for damage of the right wing, seeing none. The crew lowered the landing gear successfully, and summoned company maintenance personnel to observe the gear and flaps for damage as they made several low passes over the airport. The crew then landed the aircraft uneventfully.

As the FAA filed it

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