Narrative:
The Metro III departed Miami International for a recurrency flight check. After flying the pattern and landing, during the landing rollout, while the engines were in reverse with the airplane at a speed of about 50 knots, the airplane's left propeller impacted a deer which had proceeded across the runway. The impact killed the deer, and detached the propeller, which punctured the fuselage.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The airplane's inadvertent impact with one of several deer that had entered the airport property and crossed the runway during the landing rollout."
Runway mishap
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 2005 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator: | IBC Airways |
| Registration: | N811BC |
| MSN: | AC-463 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 32203 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-11U-611G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Miami-Dade Collier Airport, FL (TNT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| Miami-Dade Collier Airport, FL (TNT/KTNT), United States of America |
The Metro III departed Miami International for a recurrency flight check. After flying the pattern and landing, during the landing rollout, while the engines were in reverse with the airplane at a speed of about 50 knots, the airplane's left propeller impacted a deer which had proceeded across the runway. The impact killed the deer, and detached the propeller, which punctured the fuselage.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The airplane's inadvertent impact with one of several deer that had entered the airport property and crossed the runway during the landing rollout."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Miami-Dade Collier Airport, FL as the crow flies is 61 km (38 miles).
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Miami-Dade Collier Airport, FL as the crow flies is 61 km (38 miles).
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