# Accident 20190518004839A: Piper PA-23-250, Peachtree, GA, May 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2019, 07:40 local time
- Place: Peachtree, GA
- Airport: Peachtree City-Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3578° N, 84.5725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3578&lon=-84.5725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6562A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6562A-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004839A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 18, 2019, AT 7:15AM, CLEAR SKIES, WIND CALM, A PIPER AZTEC PA23-250, AIRCRAFT MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT FALCON FIELD (FFC) PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE LANDING APPROACH TO LANDING FLARE THREE DEER CAME ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM EAST TO WEST. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS STARTING TO ADD POWER TO GO AROUND WHEN HE FELT AN IMPACT AND NOTICE THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A MIRROR ON THE LEFT INBOARD COWLING AND HE NOTICE THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD SUBSTANCE DAMAGE AND WAS DANGLING BACK AND FORTH. THE PILOT PULLED THE POWER BACK AND LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND TWO MAINS.

## 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 GAA19CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA310), May 18, 2019: Piper PA23 (N6562A), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a deer on the runway during landing.

## Other reports on N6562A (1)

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

- [Incident 20120328004589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120328004589I), Mar 28, 2012: Piper PA-23-250 (N6562A), New Ulm, TX, Minor damage. Departed uncontrolled airport, after 11 minute of uneventful VFR flight airman entered left traffic, for an anticipated normal landing. Landing check list did…

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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