ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365824
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| Date: | Thursday 27 December 1990 |
| Time: | 20:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Great Lakes Air |
| Registration: | N33797 |
| MSN: | 32-7500031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Ignace, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mackinac Island, MI |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS MAKING A NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 WHEN A DEER CROSSED THE RUNWAY. HE WAS ABLE TO ADD POWER AND AVOID THE DEER; HOWEVER, A SECOND DEER CROSSED THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED THE AIRPLANE SHEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE RESULTED DURING THE LANDING DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE LEFT GEAR.
Probable Cause: THE DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY WHICH THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA052
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1997 | N33797 | Great Lakes Air, Inc. | 0 | St. Ignace, MI | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 14:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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