Accident Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk N9840T, Tuesday 9 January 1996

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Date:	Tuesday 9 January 1996
Time:	11:32 LT
Type:	Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk
Owner/operator:	Flight Training Systems, Inc.
Registration:	N9840T
MSN:	38-78A0222
Year of manufacture:	1978
Total airframe hrs:	3381 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Port Mansfield, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	(T05)
Destination airport:	Brownsville, TX (BRO
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After the airplane touched down during a landing, deer ran onto the runway. The pilot started to abort the landing (go around); however, he reported that the power 'didn't increase fast enough.' He aborted the go-around, but the airplane encountered soft/sandy terrain beside the runway during the roll-out. Subsequently, the nose gear collapsed resulting in structural damage.

Probable Cause: Deer running onto the runway as the student pilot was landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the soft terrain that was encountered as the pilot was maneuvering to avoid a collision.

Accident investigation: