# Accident 19981109040639A: Piper PA32260, Baltimore, MD, November 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1998, 03:44 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1695° N, 76.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1695&lon=-76.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4808S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4808S) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,429 total, 316 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981109040639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING EST. SPEED 40-50MPH, 2 DEER CROSSED RUNWAY LEFT TO RIGHT 2ND DEER STRUCK AIRCRAFT AT LEFT INBD LEADING EDGE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. (.4) DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 33R AT THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED TWO DEER CROSSING THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MISSED ONE DEER BUT COLLIDED WITH THE SECOND. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 IAD99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA014), Nov 9, 1998: Piper PA-32-260 (N4808S), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer on the runway. A contributing factor was night conditions.

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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