# Incident 19830331016149I: Piper PA32260, Big Rapids, MI, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Robin Hood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6997° N, 85.4813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6997&lon=-85.4813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3997F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3997F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331016149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK A SNOWBANK AFTER LANDING WHILE AVOIDING SEVERAL DEER THAT WERE ON THE RUNWAY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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