# Accident 20170719012519A: Piper PA-28-151, New Market, VA, July 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2017, 16:45 local time
- Place: New Market, VA
- Airport: New Market
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6561° N, 78.7083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6561&lon=-78.7083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719012519A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT HIT A 200 HUNDRED POUND DEER.  AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED ON LEFT WING LEADING EDGE FROM THE FUSELAGE OUTBOARD APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES AND RIPPED THE SKIN BACK TO THE SPAR.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.

NONE OF THE 9 RESPONSIBILITIES APPLY.

NO ONE WAS HURT.

## 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 GAA17CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA438), Jul 19, 2017: Piper PA28 (N55EM), New Market, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer during the landing roll.

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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