Piper PA-32R-301 N299HP

Summary

On 11 April 2021 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301 registered N299HP was involved in an accident near Troy, Alabama, 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

11 April 2021 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Troy, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Troy Muni At N Kenneth Campbel (TOI)

Coordinates

31.8600, -86.0139

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301

Registration

N299HP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntsville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA186

Nobody was injured.

An unanticipated encounter with a deer shortly after touchdown, resulting in a collision and substantial damage to the airframe.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, seconds after touchdown, a deer impacted the leading edge of the right wing and then impacted the right side of the fuselage. Neither the pilot nor his passenger observed the deer before impact. He observed the deer lying on the runway and taxied to the ramp and to examine the damage. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the damage to the fuselage was substantial.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.