ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353871
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1998 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Great Lakes Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4887S |
| MSN: | 32-7100011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5989 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sault Ste Marie, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCIU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that he was back taxiing on runway 16 to position himself for takeoff on runway 34. While taxiing, the pilot noticed a deer on the east side of the runway. The pilot taxied along the west side of the runway, just outside of the runway lights. The pilot looked back over his shoulder to look for the deer. When he turned around, the pilot said he noticed that the airplane was too close to the runway lights. The pilot swerved the airplane to the right, where it subsequently struck the runway marker. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the runway marker. A factor contributing to this accident was the runway marker.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA330
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 December 2017 | N4887S | Great Lakes Air. Inc | 0 | Cheboygan, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 16:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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