# Incident 20120213001319I: Piper PA-31T, Mount Pleasant, MI, February 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2012, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5967° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5967&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62E-2021-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120213001319I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER WITH RIGHT PROPELLER/ENGINE DURING FIRST 2000' OF TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27, AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO PARKING AREA.

## Other reports on N62E (1)

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

- [Incident 20161206022869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161206022869I), Dec 6, 2016: Piper PA-31T (N62E), Denison, IA, Minor damage. During climbout after take off the aircraft experienced a bird strike during a climbing left turn while enroute to dubuque, IA (dbq). PIC requested and was…

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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