- Date
- January 20, 1988, 06:44 local (12:44 UTC)
- Place
- College Station, TX
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3107PSwearingen SA227-AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880120001469I
- Case key
- 22569
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Analysis
The aircraft's nose gear struck a deer during the takeoff roll and the takeoff was aborted. The aircraft taxied back to the terminal and was examined by the flight crew. No damage was found. It then departed on its scheduled flight. It flew 18 flights during the next two days and was then placed in the shop for maintenance. At this time damage was noted in the nose wheel area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3107P
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA227-AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 496
- Airframe hours
- 12,865
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-115-61, 1,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Trans Colorado Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gatx Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · January 5, 1988 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Destination
- IAH · Houston, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CLL · Easterwood Field, runway 34, 6,999 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,782 total · 389 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3107P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.