# Incident 19940728033839I: Piper PA28235, Polson, MT, July 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1994
- Place: Polson, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6885° N, 114.1407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polson, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6885&lon=-114.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9234W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940728033839I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: PIC STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF AT HIS PRIVATE RANCH AIRSTRIP, HE MADE CONTACT WITH LIVESTOCK (A COW), WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. HE LANDED AT THE POLSON, MT (8S1) AIRPORT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND WING TIP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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