Incident Overview
According to the pilot's statement, the landing on runway 27 was initially uneventful. During the landing rollout, while the engines were in reverse and brakes were being applied, a deer that had entered the airport property crossed the runway and impacted the airplane's nose wheel.
Sequence of Events
The impact with the nose wheel threw the deer into the left propeller. The propeller subsequently detached and punctured the fuselage. The incident involved one of several deer that had entered the airport property.
Investigation Findings
The official probable cause determined that the incident resulted from the airplane's inadvertent impact with one of several deer that had entered the airport property and crossed the runway during the landing rollout.