CRESTON, CA, USA
N7363H
PIPER J-3
A PIPER J3 NOSED DOWN DURING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER DURING LANDING ROLL AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED ANOTHER PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AND FLEW IN THE LOCAL AREA BEFORE APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, A DEER SPRINTED FROM A SLOPE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY STARTLING HIM. THE PILOT APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE GROUND, SPUN TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
THE INADVERTENT INTRUSION OF WILDLIFE ON THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AND THE PILOT'S APPLICATION OF BRAKES RESULTING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND PROPELLER STRIKE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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