GREAT POND, ME, USA
N1473C
PIPER PA-18
THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS GOING HUNTING IN A BOG WITH A STREAM RUNNING THRU THE AREA. REPORTEDLY, HE WAS MAKING A LOW PASS TO CHECK FOR ROCKS IN THE STREAM BEFORE LANDING WHEN A DEER JUMPED UP BESIDE THE FLOAT PLANE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING TO SEE WHERE THE DEER WENT WHEN THE FLOATS CONTACTED THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP WITH ONLY THE FLOATS TOUCHING THE GROUND. THE FLOATS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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