19891008042289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Tampa, FL · October 8, 1989

Date
October 8, 1989 · 21:05 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Airport
Vandenberg Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8149J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA009
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2G
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total335 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with a cow on takeoff roll. Impact with unseen black cow folded the left wing. Fence open in several areas

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH A COW ON TAKEOFF ROLL. IMPACT WITH UNSEEN BLACK COW FOLDED THE LEFT WING. FENCE OPEN IN SEVERAL AREAS

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.