Piper PA28 N55EM

Summary

On 19 July 2017 at about 20:45 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N55EM was involved in an accident near New Market, 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

19 July 2017 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

New Market, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

New Market (8W2)

Coordinates

38.6561, -78.7083

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N55EM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Basye → New Market

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA438

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with a deer during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the airplane reported that, during the landing roll, two deer ran onto the runway and that one impacted the airplane's left side. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement airport page for the destination airport, in part, stated: "Deer and birds on and [in the vicinity of the runway]."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.