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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Gail, TX · September 10, 1997

Date
September 10, 1997 · 09:10 local
Place
Gail, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2848T
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft struck an antelope at approximately 60 KTS, just prior to rotation. The animal suddenly darted out in front of the aircraft, leaving the pilot no time to react. Minor damage verified by local FAA certified repair station representative.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN ANTELOPE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KTS, JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION. THE ANIMAL SUDDENLY DARTED OUT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, LEAVING THE PILOT NO TIME TO REACT. MINOR DAMAGE VERIFIED BY LOCAL FAA CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION REPRESENTATIVE.