Piper PA-28 N2125T

Summary

On 28 July 2001 at about 01:40 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N2125T was involved in an accident near Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 2001 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Clark County Airport (JVY)

Coordinates

38.3106, -85.7597

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N2125T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Jeffersonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI01LA249

Nobody was injured.

The airplane was struck by deer during landing roll at night. A factor was the dark night.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane sustained substantial damage when a deer hit the airplane during landing roll. The pilot reported the airplane had just touched down when a deer, running from right to left, struck the airplane near the propeller and the left fuselage/wing area. The airplane tracked down the centerline and then veered off the left side of the runway, ending in a ground loop. The pilot reported it was a dark night.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.