# Accident 20210411003779A: Piper PA-32R-301, Troy, AL, April 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2021, 09:15 local time
- Place: Troy, AL
- Airport: Troy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8600° N, 86.0139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8600&lon=-86.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299HP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N299HP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (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-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,512 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210411003779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING.

## 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 ERA21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA186), Apr 11, 2021: Piper PA-32R-301 (N299HP), Troy, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An unanticipated encounter with a deer shortly after touchdown, resulting in a collision and substantial damage to the airframe.

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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