# Incident 20120117001789I: Piper PA-28R-201, Eastman, GA, January 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2012, 19:20 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Airport: Eastman/Heart Of Georgia Regio
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HG6S
- Location: 32.1976° N, 83.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastman, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1976&lon=-83.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820HG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120117001789I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF DEPARTURE ROLL, HERD OF DEER RAN ACROSS RUNWAY, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MISS THE DEER BUT WAS UNABLE.  DEER STRUCK LEFT FRONT OF AIRCRAFT, HITTING PROPELLOR, LEFT ENGINE COWLING AND LEFT WING ROOT AREA.  AIRCRAFT HAS MINOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLING, AND WING ROOT AREA.

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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