ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299059
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| Date: | Saturday 29 April 2000 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9385C |
| MSN: | 32R-7885046 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5785 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KENNASAW , GA (KRYY) |
| (8S5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot arrived at the destination airport and established a traffic pattern for a night landing on runway 17. The pilot completed the before landing check which included turning on the landing light. According to the pilot, the airplane was approximately 2500 feet down the runway on the landing roll when a deer was observed on the runway. As the airplane continued the landing roll-out, the right propeller struck the deer. After the airplane struck the deer, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane
Probable Cause: The airplane collision with a deer during a night landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA053
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 1997 | N9385C | Private | 0 | Oxford, NC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 01:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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