ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357096
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| Date: | Monday 8 July 1996 |
| Time: | 00:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6715N |
| MSN: | 680047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1781 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Payson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City, AZ (KIFP) |
| (E69) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot returned to his home base airport during nighttime conditions. He observed a herd of elk near the approach end of the runway, overflew them, and landed on the remaining runway. During rollout the airplane collided with two elk from another herd. The pilot reported that he was aware elk and other animals had unrestricted access to the runway since no fence surrounded the airport. A notice indicating that occurrence had been published in the FAA Airport/Facility Directory. The Payson police department reported detecting the odor of an intoxicating beverage on the pilot's breath. The pilot reported that about 1830 the previous evening he drank a couple of beers while in Laughlin, Nevada. The police administered a field sobriety and a portable breath test (PBT) on the pilot at 0304. The PBT sample produced results at the 0.03 percent level.
Probable Cause: animals on the runway. A factor was the dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA268
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 14:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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