# Accident 19901227056349A: Piper PA32260, St Ignace, MI, December 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1990, 19:05 local time
- Place: St Ignace, MI
- Airport: Mackinac County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8594° N, 84.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8594&lon=-84.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33797, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33797-2010-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901227056349A

## Narrative

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

DEER RAN IN FRONT OF LANDING AIRCRAFT. ADDED POWER,MISSED DEER BUT STRUCK ANOTHER UNSEEN DEER ON TOUCHDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA052), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA-32-260 (N33797), St. Ignace, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY WHICH THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID.

## Other reports on N33797 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970113000399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970113000399A), Jan 13, 1997: Piper PA32260 (N33797), St Ignace, MI, Substantial damage. Left wing struck snow bank on left side of runway on takeoff, slid around, damage left wing, main gear, nose gear. (.4)the airplane drifted to the left during…

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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