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srgalahad
November 25th, 2012, 16:44
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Date & Time



17NOV2012 at 1150LT





Type of Aircraft



Cessna 550 Citation II






Operator



US Customs Service



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Shortly after touch down on runway 09/27, aircraft hit a deer crossing the runway. The impact was so violent that left wing was sheared off and a fire erupted instantly. Aircraft continued its course few yards before coming to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured but aircraft was destroyed by fire. :ichile:


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I imagine the deer might be listed as 'fatal'
brad kaste
November 25th, 2012, 17:31
More photos of deer encounter......:isadizzy:
rdaniell
November 26th, 2012, 05:33
"I imagine the deer might be listed as 'fatal' "

....and well done.

RD
n4gix
November 26th, 2012, 08:45
Good grief! That was one hot fire to have so melted almost the entire airframe. At least the nosegear tire and wheel is possibily salvagable... :blind:
Sascha66
November 26th, 2012, 10:26
Did that use to be a Citation jet?
srgalahad
November 26th, 2012, 15:05
C550 II. Might be seeing a radome and radar antenna listed on Ebay shortly too...

I'd be thinking it may entail a nasty cleanup on the runway with small bits melted into the asphalt as well as fuel residue, various other compounds and a significant smell of fear from the two pilots.
TeaSea
November 26th, 2012, 15:39
We have coyotes at Plant City and they have become dangerously used to aircraft. One of our guys hit one with his prop while landing at night a few months back. Fortunately no damage (messy front end) and his passengers didn't even notice it.

He confirmed it was a Coyote the next day when the airport picked up the pieces.
srgalahad
November 26th, 2012, 16:11
He confirmed it was a Coyote the next day when the airport picked up the pieces.

Years ago when I joined a new ATC unit I was reading back thru the unit logs and found an entry that went:

"CP20(737) reported hitting a fox on takeoff"
"Mtce. investigated and reported the remains consisted of a head and a tail"


Not sure I'd be looking forward to cleaning up the deer chunks