# Accident 20000429007279A: Piper PA32RT300, Mt Pleasant, SC, April 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2000, 21:30 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8206° N, 79.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8206&lon=-79.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9385C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9385C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-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 PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 188 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429007279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING LANDING ROLL OUT APPROX. HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 35 KNOTS THE A/C STRUCK A DEER. (.4)THE PILOT ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AND ESTABLISHED A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A NIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECK WHICH INCLUDED TURNING ON THE LANDING LIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE LANDING ROLL WHEN A DEER WAS OBSERVED ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE DEER. AFTER THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DEER, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA053), Apr 30, 2000: Piper PA-32RT-200 (N9385C), Mt. Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane collision with a deer during a night landing.

## Other reports on N9385C (4)

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

- [Accident 19970913030529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913030529A), Sep 13, 1997: Piper PA32RT300 (N9385C), Oxford, NC, Substantial damage. Engine failure due connecting rod galling. Landed hard bounced and left runway. Service bullitin prior to accident. (-23) on September 13, 1997, about 1215…
- [Incident 19900321004909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900321004909I), Mar 21, 1990: Piper PA32RT300 (N9385C), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot had electrical problems en route. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19870702037409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702037409A), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA32RT300 (N9385C), Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Overran the runway following an aborted takeoff. Ran down an embankment. At maximum gross weight. Aborted too late.
- [Incident 19851018061519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018061519I), Oct 18, 1985: Piper PA32RT300 (N9385C), Liberty, NC, Minor damage. At rotation, right main gear struck a dog. Diverted and found gear had separated aircraft. Safe landing made.

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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