Piper PA-28-161 N8325H
12 January 2006 · West Branch, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 2006 at about 22:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8325H, operated by Sarah A. Peasley, was involved in an accident near West Branch, Michigan, United States. 4 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Branch, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2447, -84.1797
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N8325H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sarah A. Peasley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Escanaba → West Branch
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI06CA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
An encounter with a deer during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane contacted a deer during a landing roll. The pilot reported that the landing was normal. During the landing roll, she felt the airplane "jerk" to the left. She reported that she was able to maintain control of the airplane on the runway. A passenger in the airplane stated that he saw the deer just prior to it contacting the airplane, but there was not enough time for the pilot to take evasive action. The deer contacted the left wing of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Petrusburg, South Africa | Beverich Air | Fatal | 2 |
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| 1 May 2006 | Piper PA-28-181 | Amman, Jordan | Royal Jordanian Flight Academy | Unknown | - |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | Big Pine, California, United States | Flying Vikings | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Arthur Quinn | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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