At 20:38 eastern time, an Embraer 120RT operating as Atlantic Southeast Airways flight 71 struck two deer just after landing at Yeager Airport. One passenger was seriously injured when the tip of one of the right propeller blades punctured the fuselage. The captain said the airplane hit two deer within seconds of landing. One of the deer was hit by the nose gear, the other by the right propeller. The separated chunk of one of the propeller blades was about four inches long and three inches wide.
Dec. 6, Charleston, W.V. / Embraer 120
At 20:38 eastern time, an Embraer 120RT operating as Atlantic Southeast Airways flight 71 struck two deer just after landing at Yeager Airport. One passenger was seriously injured when the tip of one of the right propeller blades punctured the fuselage. The captain said the airplane hit two deer within seconds of landing. One of the deer was hit by the nose gear, the other by the right propeller. The separated chunk of one of the propeller blades was about four inches long and three inches wide....
Key Takeaways:
- Atlantic Southeast Airways flight 71, an Embraer 120RT, struck two deer shortly after landing at Yeager Airport.
- One passenger was seriously injured when a section of a right propeller blade, which broke off during impact, punctured the aircraft's fuselage.
- The incident involved one deer being hit by the nose gear and the other by the right propeller, causing a significant piece of the propeller blade to separate.
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