# Incident 20000919037909I: Piper PA31350, Watertown, NY, September 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2000, 19:45 local time
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Airport: Watertown New York International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9733° N, 75.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9733&lon=-75.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: 80PT2 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000919037909I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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