Accident Piper PA-28R-200 N2125T, Friday 27 July 2001

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Date:	Friday 27 July 2001
Time:	21:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-28R-200
Owner/operator:	Todd House
Registration:	N2125T
MSN:	28R-7135068
Total airframe hrs:	4646 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Jeffersonville, IN - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU)
Destination airport:	Jeffersonville-Clark Regional Airport, IN (JVY/KJVY)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The airplane sustained substantial damage when a deer hit the airplane during landing roll. The pilot reported the airplane had just touched down when a deer, running from right to left, struck the airplane near the propeller and the left fuselage/wing area. The airplane tracked down the centerline and then veered off the left side of the runway, ending in a ground loop. The pilot reported it was a dark night.

Probable Cause: The airplane was struck by deer during landing roll at night. A factor was the dark night.

Accident investigation: