# Accident 20011104034079A: Piper PA28235, Eagle, CO, November 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2001, 16:40 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8603° N, 107.5908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8603&lon=-107.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4447D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4447D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011104034079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 4, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 LOCAL TIME, PIPER PA-28-235, N4447D, STRUCK A DEER DURING ROTATION AT THE NORTH VALLEY AIRPORT IN PAONIA, COLORADO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATING. SINCE THERE WASN'T ANYONE AT THIS AIRPORT TO ASSIST HIM HE FLEW TO THE EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE TOWER AT EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT INFORMED HIM THAT HIS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS MISSING. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND SLID OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPAR ATTACHMENT POINT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA007), Nov 4, 2001: Piper PA-28-235 (N4447D), Paonia, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: impact with a deer during initial climb immediately following rotation, resulting in the separation of the left main landing gear assembly.

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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