# Accident 20080105014469A: Piper PA32R300, Brooksville, FL, January 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2008, 17:10 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4733° N, 82.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4733&lon=-82.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9896, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9896) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 163 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080105014469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT OBSERVED DEER RUNNING OUT OF THE WOODS DIRECTLY TOWARD AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS TOO SLOW TO TAKE OFF AND TOO FAST TO COMPLETELY STOP BEFORE DEER HIT AIRCRAFT. PILOT CLEARED RUNWAY, NOTICED DEER STILL IN RUNWAY, CALLED AND INSTRUCTED DEER ON RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC08CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA084), Jan 5, 2008: Piper PA-32R-300 (N9896), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A deer darting into the path of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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