Piper PA-28RT-201T N69RS
20 December 2003 · Harrison, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 December 2003 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T registered N69RS, operated by David Franklin Davis, was involved in an accident near Harrison, Arkansas, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harrison, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boone County Airport (HRO)
- Coordinates
- 36.2569, -93.1528
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201T
- Registration
- N69RS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David Franklin Davis
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Flippin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The collapsing of the right main landing gear during the landing roll out as a result of impacting an animal on the runway during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 8,521-hour commercial pilot reported that he departed on Runway 22, and just after lift off, the aircraft impacted a deer with the right main landing gear. According to the pilot, "deer routinely cross the runway at this spot." Once airborne, the pilot reported some control difficulty and elected to return to the airport. The pilot circled the airport for approximately one hour to burn fuel. Due to the prevailing crosswind, the pilot elected to land at another airport. During the landing roll out, the right gear collapsed. An examination of the aircraft by the FAA inspector revealed the landing gear showed no indication of having collided with an object or animal on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Marianna, Arkansas, United States | Timothy R. Morris | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-28RT | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2004 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | DeKalb, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2004 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Concord, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna A188B | McGehee, Arkansas, United States | Alan Buford | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Cessna 150L | Siloam Springs, Arkansas, United States | Plane Krazy Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182S | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Mikoyan MIG-15BIS | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Bell TH-13T | Light, Arkansas, United States | Songer, Harvey | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2003 | Ayres S2R-T660 | Blytheville, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |