# Accident 20080825846069A: Cirrus SR20, Greenville, MI, August 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2008, 21:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Airport: Greenville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JX8S
- Location: 43.1386° N, 85.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1386&lon=-85.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1281, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1281) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO360ES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080825846069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT ON NIGHT SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY HIT DEER AT ROTATION ON TAKEOFF.  PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  DEER HIT LEFT WING AND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 18 INCH SECTION OF LEADING EDGE FORWARD OF SPAR.

## 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 CHI08CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA263), Aug 26, 2008: Cirrus Design SR20 (N1281), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deer that ran onto the runway contacting the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the dark night conditions.

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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