What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a student instructional flight for a commercial asel add on rating, N22WU, a Cirrus model SR-20 aircraft struck a deer during takeoff rotation on runway 28. The aircraft continued the flight back to battle creek, MI (btl) and after a couple of passes in front of the battle creek control tower, the aircraft landed safely without incident back at battle creek. Inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage consisting of damage to the aft spar, wing rib and right hand flap in addition to leading edge impact damage. Damage was due to the animal striking the aircraft. There was also damage to the floor area inside the cockpit area. VMC conditions prevailed during the flight and there were no reported injuries to either occupants in the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A COMMERCIAL ASEL ADD ON RATING, N22WU, A CIRRUS MODEL SR-20 AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION ON RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT BACK TO BATTLE CREEK, MI (BTL) AND AFTER A COUPLE OF PASSES IN FRONT OF THE BATTLE CREEK CONTROL TOWER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT BACK AT BATTLE CREEK. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTING OF DAMAGE TO THE AFT SPAR, WING RIB AND RIGHT HAND FLAP IN ADDITION TO LEADING EDGE IMPACT DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS DUE TO THE ANIMAL STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR AREA INSIDE THE COCKPIT AREA. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANTS IN THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.