- Date
- June 13, 1992, 07:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Indian River, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8303QPiper PA-28-236
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920613020109A
- Case key
- 15468
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Probable cause
An on ground collision with a deer during a landing ground roll.
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 accident airplane collided with a deer during a landing roll at his destination airport. The pilot stated he saw two or more deer at the same instant he struck one. He did not see any animals as he flew his traffic pattern and final approach prior to landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8303Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-236
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8311006
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hollis Jencks
- Registered owner
- Hollis Jencks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1991 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- 3D4 · Frankfort, MI
- Destination
- Y65 · Indian River, MI
- Airport
- Y65 · Calvin Campbell Muni., runway 28, 2,406 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 670 total · 420 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.