Piper PA32R N9966G

Summary

On 2 June 2019 at about 01:15 local time, a Piper PA32R registered N9966G was involved in an accident near Flippin, Arkansas, 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.

Date

2 June 2019 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Flippin, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Marion County Rgnl (FLP)

Coordinates

36.2908, -92.5903

Aircraft

Piper PA32R

Registration

N9966G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flippin → Flippin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA304

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s collision with deer during the landing and the airport’s failure to provide an adequate barrier to prevent wildlife from entering the runway environment despite previous deer strikes.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, three deer ran across the runway. He felt a hard strike on the inboard section of the right wing, saw a deer roll over the right wing, and felt a sensation like the right landing gear "hopped" as it ran over a second deer. The pilot was able to maintain control of the airplane and taxied to the ramp without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that this was the second deer strike the airplane experienced in the previous three weeks, that he had seen deer standing on the runway numerous times, and that airport management was aware of the situation. He stated that the airport had only 500 linear ft of chain-link fence and a gate at the airport entrance and that the rest of the airport was only surrounded by three strands of barbed wire in "various states of disrepair." The Federal Aviation Administration Chart Supplement, South Central U.S. page for the accident airport, in part, stated the following: "Wildlife on and [in vicinity of] airport."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.