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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Saluda, SC · February 20, 2014

Date
February 20, 2014 · 20:30 local
Place
Saluda, SC
Airport
Saluda County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6469W
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14CA172
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,659 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff rotation, aircraft struck deer on runway causing substantial damage to right wing, aileron and forward attach point.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION, AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER ON RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, AILERON AND FORWARD ATTACH POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.