# Accident 20250608011319A: Piper PA-28-181, Knoxville, TN, June 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2025, 12:27 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9643° N, 83.8713° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9643&lon=-83.8713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4533X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4533X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250608011319A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/08/2025 STUDENT PILOT AND CFI WERE PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 26 AT DOWNTOWN ISLAND HOME AIRPORT DKX. DURING THE 5TH LANDING AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST PRIOR TO A3 EXIT AND STARTED ROLLOUT TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE BRAKING. RIGHT AFTER CROSSING A3 EXIT BOTH PILOTS NOTICED TWO DEER RUNNING FROM THE WINDSOCK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HEADING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY ON AN ANGLE TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE DEER. ONE DEER CROSSED THE RUNWAY, WHILE THE SECOND DEER IMPACTED THE LEFT-WING LEADING-EDGE FORWARD OF THE FUEL TANK. AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP MOMENTS AFTER THE IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE PARKING RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN.  NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS SUSTAINED. NEITHER STUDENT PILOT NOR CFI SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.

## 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 ERA25LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA233), Jun 8, 2025: Piper PA28 (N4533X), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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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