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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Grass Valley, CA · April 4, 2007

Date: April 4, 2007 · 20:45 local
Place: Grass Valley, CA
Airport: Nevada County Air Park
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N83225
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N83225Registered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-8331007 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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) The aircraft struck a deer on landing at Nevada county airport, CA. The nose gear was sheared off by impact and subsequently the prop and nose of the aircraft struck the rwy and were damaged. The sheared nose assembly struck the wing, causing a hole in the skin and fuel tank. No injuries to the pilot and passenger. No structural damage to the aircraft. Deer was killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER ON LANDING AT NEVADA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF BY IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROP AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RWY AND WERE DAMAGED. THE SHEARED NOSE ASSEMBLY STRUCK THE WING, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE SKIN AND FUEL TANK. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DEER WAS KILLED.