# Incident 19990909029569I: Piper PA32R300, Mobile, AL, September 9, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1999, 21:39 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Brookley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKBA
- Location: 30.6944° N, 88.0431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mobile, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6944&lon=-88.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6190J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6190J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,407 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990909029569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ROTATING FOR TAKEOFF FROM MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, BFM, PILOT HEARD A THUD. THE PILOT REPORTED NO OTHER INDICATIONS. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE BIRMINGHAM AREA, ATC RELAYED TO HIM FROM MOBILE TOWER THAT HE HAD STRUCK A DOG ON TAKEOFF.  AFTER LANDING AT BESSEMER AIRPORT, EKY, AN INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND UNDERSIDE OF THE WING.

## Other reports on N6190J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780618046499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618046499I), Jun 18, 1978: Piper PA32R300 (N6190J), Zionsville, IN, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown in a moderate crosswind.

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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