19990823024769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Matawan, NY · August 23, 1999

Date
August 23, 1999 · 20:35 local
Place
Matawan, NY
Airport
Marlboro Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7185F
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
894 total422 in this make and model8 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.

Approximately 440 feet into the take-off roll on runway 27, the aircraft impacted a deer attempting to intersect the runway from the north. The aircraft sustained noticeable damage to one of the two fixed pitch propeller blades, the left under wing fuel tank cock poppet drain and a dent to the inboard left wing leading edge. The deer initial contact was with the aircraft's spinning propeller blades and secondary damages were isolated to the left side of the aircraft. It was at night time (dark) when the incident occurred and the airport's lighting conditions were not a factor. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 440 FEET INTO THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 27, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DEER ATTEMPTING TO INTERSECT THE RUNWAY FROM THE NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE TWO FIXED PITCH PROPELLER BLADES, THE LEFT UNDER WING FUEL TANK COCK POPPET DRAIN AND A DENT TO THE INBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE DEER INITIAL CONTACT WAS WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S SPINNING PROPELLER BLADES AND SECONDARY DAMAGES WERE ISOLATED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS AT NIGHT TIME (DARK) WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIRPORT'S LIGHTING CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.