GEORGETOWN, TX, USA
N3737K
PIPER PA-28-140
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING NIGHT LANDINGS TO HIS STUDENT PILOT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT ON TOUCHDOWN. THE INSTRUCTOR THOUGHT HIS STUDENT WAS ON THE RIGHT RUDDER, BUT FAILED TO OVERRIDE HIM BY APPLYING LEFT RUDDER. THE NEXT MORNING REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD COLLIDED WITH A DEER ON TOUCHDOWN AND HAD CONTINUED TO DRAG THE DEER SOME DISTANCE WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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