# Accident 20130608025579A: Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A, Vinton, IA, June 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Vinton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2178° N, 92.0222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2178&lon=-92.0222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stiegelmeyer John R VANS RV-7A (registry code 05622F2, https://openairdocs.org/model/stiegelmeyer-john-r-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STIEGELMEYER JOHN R VANS RV-7A
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,800 total, 188 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608025579A

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN, A DEER ENTERED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT ON THE FRONT INNER ROOT OF THE LEFT WING.  THE DEER WAS DRAGGED APPOXIMATELY 98 YARDS WITH THE PILOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE DEER WAS FATALITY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT FUEL TANK, LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 CEN13CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA337), Jun 8, 2013: Stiegelmeyer John R Vans RV-7A (N717JR), Vinton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent collision with a deer during landing.

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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