# Incident 20220614012739I: Cessna 425, Fairfield, NJ, June 14, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2022, 20:25 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220614012739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 14, 2022 AT 20:25 SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (KCDW) RWY28. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STRUCK A DEER ON TAKEOFF. SUBJECT AIRMAN STATES, "ON REACHING VR, I ROTATED NORMALLY AND WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN JUST A FEW SECONDS AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, I SAW A DEER ENTER THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND HEARD A SLIGHT THUMP FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE AIRBORNE AND HAVING ACHIEVED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB, I TOLD ATC THAT I BELIEVE I HAD HIT A DEER AND WOULD LIKE TO COME AROUND TO LAND. ATC HANDED ME BACK TO TOWER FREQUENCY AND I STAYED WITH TOWER FOR THE NEXT 20 MINS OR SO, CIRCLING NW OF THE FIELD WHILE GROUND OPERATIONS MADE SURE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR. UPON RECEIVING CLEARANCE TO DO SO, I MADE A LOW APPROACH TO CONFIRM MY GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE A NORMAL VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING."

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## Other reports on N425AD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220911015759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220911015759I), Sep 11, 2022: Cessna 425 (N425AD), Wiscasset, ME, Minor damage. The aircraft experienced electrical issues and returned to the departure airport. The pilot stated that the gear and flaps were selected down on approach. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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