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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech A45 · Eatonton, GA · September 29, 2001

Date: September 29, 2001 · 19:00 local
Place: Eatonton, GA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N45GS
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA01LA233
Reported as: Beech A45

N45GSRegistered now · Beech A45S/N 34-76 · Built 1953 Airframe modelBeech A45 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Sulmers reported that Saturday 09/29/2001 around 7:00 pm eastern time he was departing sebastian cove airport, a grass air strip, in his T-34 (N45GS) when some deer ran in front of him. Mr. Sulmers try to abort and the airplane felt as if it accelerated and went left off the cut grass. The left wing hit a tree. The tree was about 6 inches in diameter and broke two leading edge ribs, tore the metal skin back about 18 inches and bent the spar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. SULMERS REPORTED THAT SATURDAY 09/29/2001 AROUND 7:00 PM EASTERN TIME HE WAS DEPARTING SEBASTIAN COVE AIRPORT, A GRASS AIR STRIP, IN HIS T-34 (N45GS) WHEN SOME DEER RAN IN FRONT OF HIM. MR. SULMERS TRY TO ABORT AND THE AIRPLANE FELT AS IF IT ACCELERATED AND WENT LEFT OFF THE CUT GRASS. THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE. THE TREE WAS ABOUT 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND BROKE TWO LEADING EDGE RIBS, TORE THE METAL SKIN BACK ABOUT 18 INCHES AND BENT THE SPAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEatonton, GAThe inadvertent sliding of the airplane on tall grass when the pilot aborted takeoff and the swerved the airplane to the left of the runway to avoid deer which had walked onto the runway, resulting in the airplanes left wing contacting a tree.Sep 29, 2001 · Substantial damage