Piper PA28 N4509F

Summary

On 27 October 2017 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N4509F was involved in an accident near West Seneca, New York, 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

27 October 2017 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

West Seneca, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Buffalo Airfield (9G0)

Coordinates

42.8619, -78.7167

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N4509F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Akron → West Seneca

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA032

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 flight instructor reported that, in day visual meteorological conditions, during the landing roll, a deer "appeared from high grass and bushes" from the right of the runway. He added that, before he could react, the deer impacted the inboard section of the right wing. The flight instructor stopped the airplane on the runway and then taxied to the ramp without further incident The right wing 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 invof [in the vicinity of] arpt [airport]."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.