What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N95455 was returning to 1G3 after a night training flight to bvi (beaver county airport). Just after touchdown on runway 19, a deer was seen crossing the runway. Multiple attempts and techniques were made to avoid striking the deer. But, the aircraft struck the deer with the left main landing gear. No injuries we're reported to either occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft sustained damage to the left main landing gear, and attachment points for the landing gear. The gear attachment points showed damage to the structural metal in the area around the landing gear attachment points.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N95455 WAS RETURNING TO 1G3 AFTER A NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT TO BVI (BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT). JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 19, A DEER WAS SEEN CROSSING THE RUNWAY. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND TECHNIQUES WERE MADE TO AVOID STRIKING THE DEER. BUT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE DEER WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES WE'RE REPORTED TO EITHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURAL METAL IN THE AREA AROUND THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS.
NTSB investigation
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