Piper PA-32-260 N3258W

Summary

On 10 August 2003 at about 01:40 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N3258W was involved in an accident near Litchfield, Illinois, United States. 4 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

10 August 2003 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Litchfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Litchfield Muni (3LF)

Coordinates

39.1625, -89.6747

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N3258W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alton → Litchfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CHI03LA258

Nobody was injured.

An animal wandered onto the runway and collided with the airplane. A factor was the night light condition.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged when it struck a deer during the landing roll at night. The pilot reported that he performed a low approach to check the runway condition prior to executing the landing. The pilot reported that one deer ran across the runway while the airplane was on the landing roll and shortly afterward, a second deer ran onto the runway and was struck by the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.