# Accident 19911121053469A: Piper PA28R201, Gila Bend, AZ, November 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1991, 19:15 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9901° N, 112.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9901&lon=-112.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91886, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91886-1993-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,445 total, 1,271 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911121053469A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A DEER ON THE RUNWAY ON LIFT OFF. IMPACT SEVERED RIGHT GEAR. WING DAMAGED ON LANDING BACK AT TUCSON.

## 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 LAX92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA049), Nov 22, 1991: Piper PA28R-201 (N91886), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUE TO OVERLOAD AND THE DARK NIGHT.

## Other reports on N91886 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920703026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703026469A), Jul 3, 1992: Piper PA28R201 (N91886), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. On dual cross country student forgot to lower landing gear. Instructor tried to lower gear too late,landed gear up.
- [Incident 19920618030489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618030489I), Jun 18, 1992: Piper PA28R201 (N91886), Willcox, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft departed taxiway while taxiing to ramp. Using brakes immediately was not sufficient to stop.

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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