# Incident 19981115043069I: Piper PA32300, Marion, IL, November 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1998, 17:55 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Williamson County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7342° N, 88.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7342&lon=-88.9443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1541X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1541X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 160 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981115043069I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON NOVEMBER 15, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 CST, PIPER PA 32-300, N1541X STRUCK A DEER DURING LANDING FOLLOWING A NIGHT INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20 AT MARION-WILLIAMSON COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED DURING TOUCHDOWN, HE OBSERVED THREE DEER ON THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE DEER BY SWERVING TO THE LEFT, HOWEVER ONE DEER RAN DIRECTLY INTO HIS PATH. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE COWLING AND WHEEL PANTS.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OR HIS FIVE PASSENGERS.  INJURIES TO THE DEER WERE FATAL.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.  NOTE:  INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FSDO 11/24/98.

## Other reports on N1541X (1)

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

- [Incident 20040122002309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040122002309I), Jan 22, 2004: Piper PA32300 (N1541X), San Jose, IL. (-23) On January 22 at about 1030 CST while on an IFR flight from marion IL, to peoria IL, cruising at 4000 feet the appropriately rated and qualified pilot…

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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