# NTSB NYC08CA327: Piper PA 28-161, N8369A, Beverly, MA, September 28, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 28, 2008, 18:26 local (22:26 UTC) - Place: Beverly, MA - Coordinates: 42.584167, -70.916114 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-70.9161&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 69024 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA327 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69024/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA327 ## Probable cause An inadvertent collision with a deer while landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-161, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7102803), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-161, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=7102803), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md) ## Analysis The certified flight instructor (CFI) of the Piper PA 28-161 stated that he, a student pilot, and a passenger were conducting an instructional flight in actual instrument meteorological conditions. They returned to their home airport on a cross-country flight, and the CFI executed an instrument approach uneventfully. The airplane then landed on runway 16, a 5,001-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. About 5 seconds after touch down, while traveling about 50 knots, the CFI observed four or five deer on the right side of the runway. While the other deer scattered away from the runway, one deer ran onto the runway and into the airplane. The CFI swerved the airplane in an attempt to avoid the impact, but was unable. During the impact, the right wing sustained substantial damage. ## Factual narrative The certified flight instructor (CFI) of the Piper PA 28-161 stated that he, a student pilot, and a passenger were conducting an instructional flight in actual instrument meteorological conditions. They returned to their home airport on a cross-country flight, and the CFI executed an instrument approach uneventfully. The airplane then landed on runway 16, a 5,001-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. About 5 seconds after touch down, while traveling about 50 knots, the CFI observed four or five deer on the right side of the runway. While the other deer scattered away from the runway, one deer ran onto the runway and into the airplane. The CFI swerved the airplane in an attempt to avoid the impact, but was unable. During the impact, the right wing sustained substantial damage. The reported weather at the airport, about 30 minutes after the accident, included wind from 140 degrees at 5 knots, overcast ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility 7 miles. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8369A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8369A), registered now, S/N 28-8116198 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA 28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8116198 - Airframe hours: 3981 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Beverly Flight Center - Registered owner: Piper 69A LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 18, 2008, 16 hours before - Departed: ASH, Nashua, NH - Destination: BVY, Beverly, MA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: BVY, Beverly Municipal Airport, runway 16, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 19; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 9, 2008; seat: right; flight hours: 546 total, 377 in this make and model, 503 as pilot in command, 213 in the last 90 days, 79 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 51; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 96 total, 13 in this make and model, 24 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 300 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: BVY ## 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 20080928846399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928846399A), Sep 28, 2008: Piper PA28161, Beverly, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing in IMC conditions rwy 16 kbv, struck and killed a deer at 2226Z. Substantial damage to right wing, fuselage, engine cowling. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.