# Accident 20190601016399A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Flippin, AR, June 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2019, 20:15 local time
- Place: Flippin, AR
- Airport: Marion County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2908° N, 92.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2908&lon=-92.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9966G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9966G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190601016399A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2019, ABOUT 2030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA32R-301T, N9966G SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH A DEER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 4 AT MARION COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, FLIPPIN, AR (KFLP).  DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING AT THE WING ROOT, RIGHT FUSELAGE, RIGHT FUEL TANK AND RIGHT BRAKE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PRIVATE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FLIPPIN AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND ONE OTHER SOLE WAS ON BOARD AND NEITHER WAS INJURED.

## 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 GAA19CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA304), Jun 2, 2019: Piper PA32R (N9966G), Flippin, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with deer during the landing and the airport’s failure to provide an adequate barrier to prevent wildlife from entering the runway environment despite previous deer strikes.

## Other reports on N9966G (1)

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

- [Incident 20190421022959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421022959I), Apr 21, 2019: Piper PA-32R-301T (N9966G), Flippen, AR, Minor damage. On April 21, 2019 at 1725, a Piper PA-32, N9966G registered to [privacy data omitted] struck a deer on their landing rollout at the Flippen, AR airport. Two…

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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