Dassault Falcon 20 crash, Feb 1, 1988, Wheeling-Ohio County
Dassault Falcon 20 accident on February 1, 1988 near Wheeling-Ohio County, West Virginia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The left main gear...
- Date: February 1, 1988
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 20
- Location: Wheeling-Ohio County, West Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The left main gear struck deer on the landing roll, fracturing a hydraulic brake line and causing a loss of brake pressure.
On 1 February 1988 Dassault Falcon 20 N287W, operated by Nevada Flyco on a flight to Wheeling-Ohio County Airport, struck two deer during the landing roll on runway 03. The strike fractured a hydraulic brake line and the pilot steered onto the grass to avoid overrunning the runway. All nine people aboard were uninjured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.