Hefner-Easley Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Wagoner, Oklahoma 74467
Sunday, June 5, 2011 20:05 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

During the landing flare and touchdown, two deer ran onto the runway. The airplane struck one deer separating the nose landing gear. The nose of the airplane settled to the runway and the airplane skid for an additional 500 feet before coming to a stop. An examination of the airframe revealed that the firewall was wrinkled. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the impact with the deer.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The airplane's collision with a deer during the landing flare and touchdown.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/5/2011
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 2005
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Wagoner
Event State OKLAHOMA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 74467
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 355745N
Event Location Longitude 0952030W
Event Location Airport Hefner-Easley Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LH68
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 609
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1953 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 180
Weather Observation Facility ID KMKO
Elevation of weather observation facility 611
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 18
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.03
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report 2011-06-05 22:53 METAR KMKO 060353Z AUTO 15004KT 8
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 28682
NTSB Notification Source Operator
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 1 2011 5:52PM
User who most recently changed record kaij
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3534W
NTSB Number CEN11CA378
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-32-260
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 32-421
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 14 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 7940
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name SHIPMAN MICHAEL L
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City BROKEN ARROW
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 74014
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name SHIPMAN MICHAEL L
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City BROKEN ARROW
Operator State OK
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 74014
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 1K8
Departure City Ketchum
Departure State OK
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 730
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LH68
Destination City Wagoner
Destination State OK
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 1 2011 3:32PM
User who most recently changed record kaij
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 3405
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --