Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Mar 30, 2005, Dade-Collier
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on March 30, 2005 near Dade-Collier, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Inadvertent impact with a...
- Date: March 30, 2005
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Dade-Collier, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent impact with a deer that had entered the airport and crossed the runway during the landing rollout, as determined by the NTSB.
An IBC Airways Swearingen Metro III on a training flight landed at Dade-Collier airport in Florida. During the rollout a deer that had crossed the runway struck the nose wheel and was thrown into the left propeller, which detached and punctured the fuselage. Both pilots were uninjured.