Miami - Dade-Collier

On March 30, 2005 at 07:35 AM, Miami - Dade-Collier experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by IBC Airways, with the event recorded near Dade-Collier Florida.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The pilot stated that the landing on runway 27 had initially been without incident. During the landing rollout, while the engines were in reverse and brakes were being applied, one of several deer which had entered the airport property, crossed the runway, and impacted the airplane's nose wheel. The impact threw the deer into the left propeller, and the propeller was detached and it punctured the fuselage.

Aircraft reference details include registration N811BC, MSN AC-463, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.8632°, -80.8985°.