# Incident 19970910032859I: Piper PA28180, Gail, TX, September 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1997, 09:10 local time
- Place: Gail, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7673° N, 101.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gail, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7673&lon=-101.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2848T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2848T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970910032859I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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