- Date
- January 12, 2006, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- West Branch, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8325HPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Grand Rapids, MI FSDO
- FAA report
- 20060112030889A
- Case key
- 63112
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Probable cause
An encounter with a deer during landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane contacted a deer during a landing roll. The pilot reported that the landing was normal. During the landing roll, she felt the airplane "jerk" to the left. She reported that she was able to maintain control of the airplane on the runway. A passenger in the airplane stated that he saw the deer just prior to it contacting the airplane, but there was not enough time for the pilot to take evasive action. The deer contacted the left wing of the airplane.
Factual narrative
The airplane contacted a deer during a landing roll. The pilot reported the landing was normal. During the landing roll, she felt the airplane "jerk" to the left. She reported she was able to maintain control of the airplane on the runway. A passenger in the airplane stated he saw the deer just prior to it contacting the airplane, but there was not enough time for the pilot to take evasive action. The deer contacted the left wing of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8325H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8116130
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sarah A. Peasley
- Registered owner
- David S. Peasley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ESC · Escanaba, MI
- Destination
- Y31 · West Branch, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 445 total · 436 in this make and model · 381 as pilot in command · 101 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.65 inHg
- Observed at
- HTL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.