20020121007949A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Falls City, NE · January 21, 2002

Date
January 21, 2002 · 21:30 local
Place
Falls City, NE
Airport
Brenner Field Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N56729
Reported as
Piper PA32300

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What happened

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

(-23) As N56729 touched down during a night landing at Falls City, Nebraska (fnb), a deer ran onto the runway making contact with the right wing, at the mid point of the wing, causing the fuel tank to rupture. Initial inspection of wing spar indicated no damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS N56729 TOUCHED DOWN DURING A NIGHT LANDING AT FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA (FNB), A DEER RAN ONTO THE RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT WING, AT THE MID POINT OF THE WING, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO RUPTURE. INITIAL INSPECTION OF WING SPAR INDICATED NO DAMAGE.