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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Spencer, TN · January 5, 2001

Date: January 5, 2001 · 17:45 local
Place: Spencer, TN
Airport: Hogue Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N886AL
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total1,700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N886ALRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608037 · Built 1986 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On landing near dusk at a private landing strip, a deer ran from the left and collided with the a/c. the a/c had slowed to approx. 20 knots on rollout when the pilot noted the collision was imminent. The pilot locked the brakes and slid about 30 to 40 feet before the deer impacted the propeller and left side of the a/c. the impact broke the propeller and damaged both the upper and lower engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON LANDING NEAR DUSK AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP, A DEER RAN FROM THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE A/C. THE A/C HAD SLOWED TO APPROX. 20 KNOTS ON ROLLOUT WHEN THE PILOT NOTED THE COLLISION WAS IMMINENT. THE PILOT LOCKED THE BRAKES AND SLID ABOUT 30 TO 40 FEET BEFORE THE DEER IMPACTED THE PROPELLER AND LEFT SIDE OF THE A/C. THE IMPACT BROKE THE PROPELLER AND DAMAGED BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING.