- Date
- July 6, 1986, 19:00 local (Jul 7, 1986, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Royal City, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15270Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860706032659A
- Case key
- 40444
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Planning/decision - improperCause
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Visual/aural perceptionFactor
Object - animal(s)Factor
Analysis
The plt was landing the acft on rwy 27, toward the sun. With the sun in her eyes, she did not see a 300 lb calf on the rwy. The acft struck & killed the calf & was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15270
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7335012
- Airframe hours
- 2,754
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sun Royal Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1986
- Departed
- SFF · Spokane, WA
- Airport
- Pleasant Valley, runway 27, 3,400 × ft, gravel
N15270Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 571 total · 571 in this make and model · 571 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.