Piper PA-32-300 N56729
29 January 2002 · Falls City, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 January 2002 at about 03:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N56729 was involved in an accident near Falls City, Nebraska, United States. 3 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 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falls City, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brenner Field (FNB)
- Coordinates
- 40.0786, -95.5919
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N56729
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlantic → Falls City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The deer striking the airplane during landing. A factor relating to this accident was the dark night.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said they were in the landing flare and the main landing gear had touched down when he heard a loud bang and the airplane swerved right and then left. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied to parking. The pilot said that later he went out to the runway and found a 200 pound buck deer laying on the left side of the runway. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing. No other anomalies were found.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-32 | Haines, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-32-260 | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | Ward H. Sattler | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-32-260 | Pecos, Texas, United States | Richard J. Leo | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2002 | Piper PA-32-300 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Dec 2002 | Piper PA-32-300 | Macon, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-32-301 | Paron, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
All 1,695 records for this type
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