# Accident 19980531011519A: Piper PA28R200, Sikeston, MO, May 31, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sikeston, MO
- Airport: Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8809° N, 89.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8809&lon=-89.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9324N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9324N-2004-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 27 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980531011519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO AVOID STRIKIING A DEER ON LANDING, AND LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. SIKESTON, MO (-23)DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, PILOT STATED THAT TWO DEER WERE ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING ANF IN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE DEER BY FLYING OVER THEM, THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE AND CROSSWIND RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A WOODED AREA WHERE IT CONTACTED TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  A COPY OF A HAND WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE PIC IS ATTACHED.                                                                      (.4)TWO DEER RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRPLANE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10-15 FEET AGL DURING THE LANDING FLARE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB THE AIRPLANE OVER THE DEER.  HE STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS '...BEHIND MY POWER CURVE...' AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED A SMALL GROUP OF TREES.

## 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 CHI98LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA181), May 31, 1998: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9324N), Sikesville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the deer which ran in front of the airplane during the landing flare. Factors associated with the accident were the inadequate airspeed which resulted in the pilot not being able to maintain…

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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