Piper PA23 N6562A

Summary

On 18 May 2019 at about 11:15 local time, a Piper PA23 registered N6562A was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, 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

18 May 2019 at 11:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Atlanta Rgnl Falcon Field (FFC)

Coordinates

33.3578, -84.5725

Aircraft

Piper PA23

Registration

N6562A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Pierce → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA310

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s impact with a deer on the runway during landing.

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 flare, as the main landing gear touched down, he saw three deer run across the runway from the right to the left and directly under the airplane. He decided to go around and added power and increased pitch, but he was not able to clear the animals, and he heard and felt an impact under the airplane. He decided to abort the go-around, so he reduced power and landed back on the runway. The nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the 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 Airport Facility Directory page for the accident airport stated, in part, the following: "Deer on and [in vicinity of] airport."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.