Summary
On July 15, 2005, a Piper PA-32-301 (N8152Z) was involved in an incident near Karluk, AK. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: A collision with a deer on the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in substantial damage to the tail of the airplane.
On July 14, 2005, about 1900 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32-301 airplane, N8152Z, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll, when it collided with a deer on the runway at the Karluk Airport, Karluk, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Island Air, Kodiak, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand air taxi passenger flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The commercial certificated pilot and sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC05CA102. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N8152Z.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
A collision with a deer on the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in substantial damage to the tail of the airplane.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On July 14, 2005, about 1900 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32-301 airplane, N8152Z, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll, when it collided with a deer on the runway at the Karluk Airport, Karluk, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Island Air, Kodiak, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand air taxi passenger flight under Title 14, CFR Part 135, when the accident occurred. The commercial certificated pilot and sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight departed Kodiak about 1815.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on July 15, the chief pilot for the operator said during the landing roll a deer ran onto the runway, and was struck by the right horizontal stabilizer of the airplane. He said the horizontal stabilizer and empennage were structurally damaged.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC05CA102