# Accident 20031220034789A: Piper PA28RT201T, Harrison, AR, December 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2003, 16:15 local time
- Place: Harrison, AR
- Airport: Boone County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2569° N, 93.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2569&lon=-93.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,521 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220034789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/20/03 AIRCRAFT N69RS, S/N: 28R-7931305 ON DEPARTURE FROM FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS (FLP) @ LCL TIME HIT AN UNKNOWN OBJECT (POSSIBLE DEER) WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER LIFTOFF AND EXPERIENCED SOME CONTROL DIFFICULTY. PILOT BURNED OFF FUEL BEFORE LANDING AT HARRISON, ARKANSAS (HRO) AT 1615 LCL TIME. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS (FLP) UNDER VMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 FTW04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA051), Dec 20, 2003: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N69RS), Harrison, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapsing of the right main landing gear during the landing roll out as a result of impacting an animal on the runway during takeoff.

## Other reports on N69RS (1)

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

- [Incident 19930308010709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308010709I), Mar 8, 1993: Piper PA28RT201T (N69RS), Alamosa, CO, Minor damage. Pilot stated landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.

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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