ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326589
| Date: | Monday 1 February 1988 |
| Time: | 17:03 |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 20D |
| Owner/operator: | Nevada Flyco |
| Registration: | N287W |
| MSN: | 194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7163 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF700-2D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, WV (HLG) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK) |
| Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, WV (HLG/KHLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Falcon 20 landed at Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, WV (HLG) runway 03 following an ILS approach. Shortly after touchdown the pilot-in-command saw a deer ahead on the runway. Before he could take evasive action the airplane struck two deer. Afterwards brake pressure was lost. The pilot steered the aircraft onto grass off the right side of the runway to avoid going past the runway end and down a hill. Examination revealed that the deer were struck with the left main gear, fracturing a hydraulic brake line.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Landing gear,normal brake system..disabled
Object..animal(s)
Clearance..not possible
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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