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FAA incident report · Engineering & Research 415-D · Edwardsburg, MI · June 18, 2023

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Date
June 18, 2023 · 20:40 local
Place
Edwardsburg, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99672
Reported as
Engineering & Research 415-D
Reported engine
Continental A&C75 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total
N99672Registered now · Engineering & Research 415-DS/N 2295 · Built 1946Airframe modelEngineering & Research 415-DEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 18, 2023, at 20:40 eastern daylight time (EDT), a 1946 Ercoupe 415 aircraft, privacy data omitted, operated by a private pilot for personal use received minor damage when its propeller, and lower nose cowling struck a deer while on rollout after landing at a private airfield named ducks pasture (41.79301N/85.98819W) in Edwardsburg, Michigan.

Visual meteorological conditions with 1O miles of visibility prevailed at time of incident. Weather conditions were hazy, 74 degrees, with a dew point of 54, and calm winds.

According to the pilot the aircraft was landing south on a 2500' private airstrip when a deer ran from west ttpo east in front of the aircraft during rollout following a landing. The collision occurred at aproxiamtely 25 knots. The deer hit the proller of the idiling engine, lower engine cowl, and the nose lading gear. The engine stopped as a result of the proppeler strike. The lower cowl was dented and cracked from the impact. There was no deceleration felt from the collision, just the sound of a thump as the deer made contact. No other damaged was observed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 18, 2023, AT 20:40 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A 1946 ERCOUPE 415 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT FOR PERSONAL USE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN ITS PROPELLER, AND LOWER NOSE COWLING STRUCK A DEER WHILE ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD NAMED DUCKS PASTURE (41.79301N/85.98819W) IN EDWARDSBURG, MICHIGAN.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH 1O MILES OF VISIBILITY PREVAILED AT TIME OF INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE HAZY, 74 DEGREES, WITH A DEW POINT OF 54, AND CALM WINDS.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING SOUTH ON A 2500' PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHEN A DEER RAN FROM WEST TTPO EAST IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING ROLLOUT FOLLOWING A LANDING. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT APROXIAMTELY 25 KNOTS. THE DEER HIT THE PROLLER OF THE IDILING ENGINE, LOWER ENGINE COWL, AND THE NOSE LADING GEAR. THE ENGINE STOPPED AS A RESULT OF THE PROPPELER STRIKE. THE LOWER COWL WAS DENTED AND CRACKED FROM THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO DECELERATION FELT FROM THE COLLISION, JUST THE SOUND OF A THUMP AS THE DEER MADE CONTACT. NO OTHER DAMAGED WAS OBSERVED.