Piper PA-32R-300 N9896
5 January 2008 · Brooksville, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 January 2008 at about 22:10 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N9896, operated by Ronald Wilhite, was involved in an accident near Brooksville, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brooksville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hernando County (BKV)
- Coordinates
- 28.4733, -82.4550
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N9896
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald Wilhite
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lawrenceville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A deer darting into the path of the airplane during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Just after the Piper PA-32R-300 landed, and the nose wheel touched down on the runway, a deer darted from the grass and collided with the right wing causing substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot was unable to avoid the deer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | T-N-J Trucking Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-32R | North Canton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Parowan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-32R | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Josh Jacko | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Cairn Gorm, United Kingdom | Bernard W. Gomez | Unknown | - |
| 1 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Middletown, Delaware, United States | RBF Management Co | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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