What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 18, 2021, at approximately 2027 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310 aircraft, N310LC, was substantially damaged during landing at the
Portland Municipal Airport (kpld) in Portland, Indiana. The privacy data omitted and passenger were not injured. The aircraft is registered to b&f aviation, inc., and was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 135. Instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions prevailed and a flight plan was filed.
The aircraft departed privacy data omitted at 1817 hours central daylight time and was enroute to cincinnati municipal airport/lunken field (kluk) in cincinnati, Ohio. A thunderstorm developed and was moving east along the route. The pilot requested a diversion to kpld due to weather. Just before touchdown, a deer ran from the left side of the runway and struck the aircraft, severing the left main landing gear. Upon impact, the aircraft yawed to the left and the right main landing gear touched the runway. When the left side settled, the aircraft pulled to the left and off of the runway where it came to rest. Upon engine shutdown, the occupants egressed though the emergency exit window.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 18, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 2027 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 310 AIRCRAFT, N310LC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE
PORTLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KPLD) IN PORTLAND, INDIANA. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO B&F AVIATION, INC., AND WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135. INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 1817 HOURS CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME AND WAS ENROUTE TO CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT/LUNKEN FIELD (KLUK) IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED AND WAS MOVING EAST ALONG THE ROUTE. THE PILOT REQUESTED A DIVERSION TO KPLD DUE TO WEATHER. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, A DEER RAN FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT, SEVERING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE LEFT SIDE SETTLED, THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND OFF OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO REST. UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN, THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED THOUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW.
NTSB investigation
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