# Incident 19990921033219I: Piper PA24260, Sault Ste Marie, MI, September 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1999, 23:50 local time
- Place: Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Airport: Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4837° N, 84.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAULT STE MARIE INTL (MI8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4837&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9453P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9453P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 675 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921033219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON LANDING, 6 DEER RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY (32) FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LAST DEER WITH THE RIGHT WING.

## Other reports on N9453P (1)

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

- [Incident 19811105082329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105082329I), Nov 5, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9453P), Chester, CA, Minor damage. Za electrical failed. Tried to manually extend gear. Believed it down. Landed gear up. Alternator had failed.

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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