# Incident 20101215055899I: Piper PA-28-161, Robinsville, NJ, December 15, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Robinsville, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2065° N, 74.4779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robinsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2065&lon=-74.4779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3071D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,477 total, 256 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101215055899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 29 AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 KNOTS A DEER STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT THE WING ROOT AND FUSELAGE.NOTE:  THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 04/25/2011.

## Other reports on N3071D (3)

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

- [Incident 19970220004649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970220004649I), Feb 20, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N3071D), Pittsburgh, PA. Bounced landing and exited runway.
- [Incident 19920115002009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920115002009I), Jan 15, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N3071D), Lexington, KY. Complete electrical failure in flight. Landed safely. Had loose field on alternator.
- [Incident 19900524023749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524023749I), May 24, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N3071D), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Engine quit after landing. Fire occurred on restart attempt. Float assembly in carburetor stuck dumping fuel.

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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