# Incident 20070404006059I: Piper PA28RT201T, Grass Valley, CA, April 4, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2007, 20:45 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83225, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83225) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070404006059I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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