# Accident 20030831023329A: Piper PA28140, Murfreesboro, TN, August 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2003, 19:44 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8772° N, 86.3775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8772&lon=-86.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3542K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3542K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 325 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030831023329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MURFREESBORO AIRPORT, DEER HIT AIRCRAFT WHILE ON TAKE/OFF ROLL, DAMAGING RIGHT FRONT ENGINE COWLING AND FIREWALL. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT SAW DEER CHARGING AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE ABORTING TAKE-OFF.

## 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 ATL03CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03CA135), Sep 1, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N3542K), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An on-ground collision with an animal (deer) during an attempted takeoff. .

## Other reports on N3542K (1)

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

- [Incident 20050222001979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050222001979I), Feb 22, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N3542K), Loris, SC, Minor damage. (-23) On February 22, 2005, at approximately 14:00 local time, Piper, PA-28-140, N3542K, operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] experienced a right main…

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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