# Incident 19960727025409I: Piper PA28161, Manassas, VA, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 21:00 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Harry P Davis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9082U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9082U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727025409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 34R AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE ENGINE COWLING, FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER AND THE LEFT HAND WING LEADING EDGE FROM THE WING ROOT TO APPROXIMATELY 40" OUTBOARD. THE PILOT INVOLVED, AS WELL AS OTHER OPERATORS ON THE FIELD STATE THAT DEER ARE ALWAYS PRESENT INSIDE THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. TALKED WITH TERRY PAGE OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. AIRPORT DISTRICT OFFICE, HE REQUESTED A COPY OF THIS REPORT BE FORWARDED TO JOE LELIA (ADO) FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION.

## Other reports on N9082U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801124089599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801124089599I), Nov 24, 1980: Piper PA31 (N9082U), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear not extended before touchdown, no malfunctions found.

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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