43.9733° N, 75.9100° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 19, 2000 · 19:45 local
Place
Watertown, NY
Airport
Watertown New York International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
80PT2
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
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.
(-23) During take-off at approx. 80 KTS. Struck a deer on nose gear. Damage to nose gear doors, shimmy damper, landing lights, pitot tubes, antenna's and heater exhaust tube.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF AT APPROX. 80 KTS. STRUCK A DEER ON NOSE GEAR. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, SHIMMY DAMPER, LANDING LIGHTS, PITOT TUBES, ANTENNA'S AND HEATER EXHAUST TUBE.