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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Payson, AZ · May 7, 1998

Date: May 7, 1998 · 19:18 local
Place: Payson, AZ
Airport: Payson Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26237
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N26237Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0476 · Built 1977 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: landed Payson Airport approx. 7:15 pm, touched down within first 200' of runway, saw 6-10 elk cross runway approx. 100 yards in front of aircraft. Began braking heavy in case of additional elk. Another elk crossed directly in front of acft. Pilot began heavy braking and looked to see if elk cleared right wing. 2nd elk struck left nose of aircraft, damaging the propeller and cowling, killing the elk. privacy data omitted 2Nd occurrence of aircraft striking elk during landing at Payson Airport within last 18 months.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: LANDED PAYSON AIRPORT APPROX. 7:15 PM, TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN FIRST 200' OF RUNWAY, SAW 6-10 ELK CROSS RUNWAY APPROX. 100 YARDS IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. BEGAN BRAKING HEAVY IN CASE OF ADDITIONAL ELK. ANOTHER ELK CROSSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ACFT. PILOT BEGAN HEAVY BRAKING AND LOOKED TO SEE IF ELK CLEARED RIGHT WING. 2ND ELK STRUCK LEFT NOSE OF AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND COWLING, KILLING THE ELK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 2ND OCCURRENCE OF AIRCRAFT STRIKING ELK DURING LANDING AT PAYSON AIRPORT WITHIN LAST 18 MONTHS.