What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During an evening flight under VMC conditions from brunswick, Maine, to Wiscasset, Maine, for refueling, the approach to runway 25 proceeded normally through the pattern, base leg, and final. After the main gear touched down and the rollout began to lower the nose, a deer suddenly appeared in the landing light. Initially, the PIC indicated the deer ran straight ahead, then veered to the right, away from the aircraft. In a last-second, the deer pivoted sharply left, directly into the propeller. The impact was felt as the deer went under both the nose gear and the right main landing gear. Following the collision, the engine started shaking violently and revving, prompting an emergency shutdown. There was no smoke, fire, or injury resulting from the incident. The aircraft was manually moved by the propeller to a vacant taxiway to ensure the runway was clear for any incoming aircraft. The runway was checked to confirm it was free of obstructions, and the proper authorities were notified by the PIC.
Minor damage to the aircraft – slight dent in the lower right engine cowling and damage to the right-hand plastic landing gear cover. Propeller did not appear to be bent. Engine and propeller need furthur evaluation before flight.
As the FAA filed it
DURING AN EVENING FLIGHT UNDER VMC CONDITIONS FROM BRUNSWICK, MAINE, TO WISCASSET, MAINE, FOR REFUELING, THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 PROCEEDED NORMALLY THROUGH THE PATTERN, BASE LEG, AND FINAL. AFTER THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND THE ROLLOUT BEGAN TO LOWER THE NOSE, A DEER SUDDENLY APPEARED IN THE LANDING LIGHT. INITIALLY, THE PIC INDICATED THE DEER RAN STRAIGHT AHEAD, THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. IN A LAST-SECOND, THE DEER PIVOTED SHARPLY LEFT, DIRECTLY INTO THE PROPELLER. THE IMPACT WAS FELT AS THE DEER WENT UNDER BOTH THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWING THE COLLISION, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND REVVING, PROMPTING AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE, FIRE, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUALLY MOVED BY THE PROPELLER TO A VACANT TAXIWAY TO ENSURE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR FOR ANY INCOMING AIRCRAFT. THE RUNWAY WAS CHECKED TO CONFIRM IT WAS FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS, AND THE PROPER AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED BY THE PIC.
MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT – SLIGHT DENT IN THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-HAND PLASTIC LANDING GEAR COVER. PROPELLER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BENT. ENGINE AND PROPELLER NEED FURTHUR EVALUATION BEFORE FLIGHT.
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