# NTSB CHI01LA249: Piper PA-28, N2125T, Jeffersonville, IN, July 28, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 27, 2001, 21:40 local (Jul 28, 2001, 01:40 UTC)
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Coordinates: 38.31055, -85.759712 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3105&lon=-85.7597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 2002
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA Inspector
- NTSB case key (mKey): 52908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA249
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52908/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA249

## Probable cause

The airplane was struck by deer during landing roll at night.  A factor was the dark night.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - animal(s) (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage when a deer hit the airplane during landing roll.  The pilot reported the airplane had just touched down when a deer, running from right to left, struck the airplane near the propeller and the left fuselage/wing area.  The airplane tracked down the centerline and then veered off the left side of the runway, ending in a ground loop.  The pilot reported it was a dark night.

## Factual narrative

On July 27, 2001, at 2140 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28, N2125T, sustained substantial damage when a deer hit the airplane during landing roll.  The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight departed Bowman Field (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, at 2000, and had flown a visual approach to runway 18 (5,500 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) Clark County Airport (JVY), Jeffersonville, Indiana.  The instructor pilot and the dual student pilot were not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

The pilot reported the airplane had just touched down when a deer, running from right to left, struck the airplane near the propeller and the left fuselage/wing area.  The airplane tracked down the centerline and then veered off the left side of the runway, ending in a ground loop.  The pilot reported it was a dark night.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2125T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2125T), registered now, S/N 28R-7135068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28R-7135068
- Airframe hours: 4646
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-C1C 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Todd House
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 15, 2001, 44 hours before
- Departed: LOU, LOUISVILLE, KY
- Destination: JVY, Jeffersonville, IN
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: JVY, Clark County Airport, runway 18, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review March 1, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 387 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 80° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: LOU, 12 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20010727018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010727018759A), Jul 27, 2001: Piper PA28R200, Jeffersonville, IN, No damage. (.19) On July 27, 2001, at 2140 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28, N2125T, sustained substantial damage when it hit a deer during landing roll. The 14 CFR…

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.

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