Piper PA46 N41827

Summary

On 16 July 2017 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA46 registered N41827, operated by DW Miller Construction Inc, was involved in an accident near Franklin, Virginia, 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.

Date

16 July 2017 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Franklin, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Franklin Muni-John Beverly Ros (FKN)

Coordinates

36.7003, -76.9022

Aircraft

Piper PA46

Registration

N41827

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

DW Miller Construction Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cross City → Franklin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA446

Nobody was injured.

A collision with a deer during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a day, visual meteorological conditions flight, just after touchdown, a deer jumped out onto the runway. He added that he made a "hard left turn" into soft grass next to the runway, and as the airplane was almost stopped, the nosewheel collapsed. The engine mounts and firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement for the airport stated, in part: "Deer on and…[in the vicinity of] airport."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.