# Accident 20180627008669A: Piper PA-28-151, Vichy, MO, June 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2018, 21:30 local time
- Place: Vichy, MO
- Airport: Rolla National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1275° N, 91.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1275&lon=-91.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7104F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7104F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,987 total, 35 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA402) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180627008669A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT WING STRUCK A DEER ON THE RUNWAY.  THE ANIMAL STRUCK THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE WING, RUPTURING THE WING FUEL TANK. THE TANK WAS TORN AWAY FROM THE WING RIB CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 GAA18CA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA402), Jun 28, 2018: Piper PA28 (N7104F), Rolla, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a deer on the runway during the takeoff roll at night.

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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