# Accident 20141010018449A: Piper PA-28-181, Ann Arbor, MI, October 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2014, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2231° N, 83.7456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2231&lon=-83.7456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2817X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2817X-2016-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141010018449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL FOR THE 3RD TAKE OFF OF THE EVENING, RUNWAY 06 AT ARB. AT APPROX. 65 KTS, PILOT LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK INSTRUMENTS, LOOKED UP AS ROTATION STARTED AND SAW A BROWN FLASH. PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF, RAISED THE FLAPS AND BEGAN HARD BREAKING. ENGINE WAS STARVED OF FUEL FROM DAMAGED FUEL LINE AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK DEER. PILOT COMPLETED WILDLIFE REPORT.

## 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 CEN15CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA013), Oct 10, 2014: Piper PA-28-181 (N2817X), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a deer during a night takeoff.

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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