ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297627
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Date: | Monday 28 January 2002 |
Time: | 21:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-32-300 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N56729 |
MSN: | 32-7440022 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3200 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-550G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Falls City, Nebraska -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Atlantic Municipal Airport, IA (AIO/KAIO) |
Destination airport: | Falls City-Brenner Field, NE (KFNB) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot said they were in the landing flare and the main landing gear had touched down when he heard a loud bang and the airplane swerved right and then left. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied to parking. The pilot said that later he went out to the runway and found a 200 pound buck deer laying on the left side of the runway. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing. No other anomalies were found.
Probable Cause: The deer striking the airplane during landing. A factor relating to this accident was the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI02LA073 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA073
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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