What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck deer during takeoff. Pilot contacted great lakes approach after takoff to declare an emergency. Great lakes approach gave pilot vectors to grand rapids (kgrr). Pilot attempted two landings but aborted. Pilot successfully landed on the third attempt in kgrr. Aircraft was escorted and parked inside a hangar.
Upon arrival the aircraft was resting on all 3 landing gear upright position. Substantial damage was noted to the left-hand elevator and horizontal stabilizer attach points. Minor damage to the left- hand rudder skin and small dent on the left-hand flap trailing edge. No fuel leaks and no evidence of fire.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT CONTACTED GREAT LAKES APPROACH AFTER TAKOFF TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. GREAT LAKES APPROACH GAVE PILOT VECTORS TO GRAND RAPIDS (KGRR). PILOT ATTEMPTED TWO LANDINGS BUT ABORTED. PILOT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT IN KGRR. AIRCRAFT WAS ESCORTED AND PARKED INSIDE A HANGAR.
UPON ARRIVAL THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR UPRIGHT POSITION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LEFT-HAND ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT- HAND RUDDER SKIN AND SMALL DENT ON THE LEFT-HAND FLAP TRAILING EDGE. NO FUEL LEAKS AND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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