- Date
- July 16, 2017, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N41827Piper PA46
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 2017
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Parties
- FAA/ FSDO
- Case key
- 95692
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Probable cause
A collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Findings · 2
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, during a day, visual meteorological conditions flight, just after touchdown, a deer jumped out onto the runway. He added that he made a "hard left turn" into soft grass next to the runway, and as the airplane was almost stopped, the nosewheel collapsed. The engine mounts and firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement for the airport stated, in part: "Deer on and…[in the vicinity of] airport."
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, during a day visual metrological condition flight, just after touch down, a deer jumped out onto the runway. He added that he made a "hard left turn," into soft grass next to the runway, and as the airplane was almost stopped, the nose wheel collapsed. The engine mounts and firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement for the airport stated in part: "Deer on and invof [in the vicinity of] airport."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41827
- Reported as
- Piper PA46 (350P)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4636308
- Built
- 2000
- Airframe hours
- 2,603.31
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540AE2A, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dw Miller Construction Inc
- Registered owner
- Dw Miller Construction Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 2016
- Departed
- CTY · Cross City, FL
- Destination
- FKN · Franklin, VA
- Airport
- FKN · Franklin Muni-John Beverly Ros, runway 27, 4,976 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment
- Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 10, 2016
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Flight hours
- 4,800 total · 200 in this make and model · 110 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed at
- KFKN
Docket · 4
The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 25, 2017, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.0 MB in all.