# Accident 20050728022479A: Amrgen AA5B, Stow, MA, July 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2005, 21:50 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4603° N, 71.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4603&lon=-71.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28860 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,814 total, 258 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050728022479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE STRUCK A DEER 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER LANDING ON R/W 21 AT STOW (MA) AT APPROXIMATELY 21:50 ON 7/28/05. SHE SAID THAT THE DEER WAS IN SIGHT FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND BEFORE BEING STRUCK. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT THE DEER WAS RUNNING TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT, THEN A SLIGHT BUMP. COULD NOT FIND THE REMAINS OF A DEER IN THE AREA OR ANY OTHER EVIDENCE OF AN ANIMAL STRIKE.

## 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 IAD05CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA106), Jul 28, 2005: Grumman American AA-5B (N28860), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer during the landing roll. A factor was the night lighting conditions.

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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