What happened
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On September 23, 2020 at 20:45 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-28-151, N43456 registered to victory aviation ii LLC, was on approach to land runway 32 in VFR night conditions after an instrument flight lesson when multiple deer were spotted running from south to north across the runway. One deer cleared the runway, and the flight instructor took over the controls at this point. The plane was turned to the left to avoid a second deer. The deer fell down and was struck, killing it upon impact. The impact occurred on the right main gear leg, right wheel pant, right flap and right tie down ring. A third and fourth deer were avoided. Aircraft never left the runway and only damage occurred from the impact with the deer.
The weather was VMC with light wind, clear sky, and 10SM visibility.
Examination of the aircraft revealed minor damage limited to the right side of the aircraft. The right main gear leg fairing was crushed, and the right main wheel pant was cracked and knocked loose. The right fuel tank drain was sheared away, and the right flap was dented and bent upward at the trailing edge. There were no injuries. The last 100 hour inspection of the aircraft was completed August 5, 2020.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 AT 20:45 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-28-151, N43456 REGISTERED TO VICTORY AVIATION II LLC, WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND RUNWAY 32 IN VFR NIGHT CONDITIONS AFTER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT LESSON WHEN MULTIPLE DEER WERE SPOTTED RUNNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE RUNWAY. ONE DEER CLEARED THE RUNWAY, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AT THIS POINT. THE PLANE WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A SECOND DEER. THE DEER FELL DOWN AND WAS STRUCK, KILLING IT UPON IMPACT. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG, RIGHT WHEEL PANT, RIGHT FLAP AND RIGHT TIE DOWN RING. A THIRD AND FOURTH DEER WERE AVOIDED. AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE RUNWAY AND ONLY DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER.
THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WIND, CLEAR SKY, AND 10SM VISIBILITY.
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG FAIRING WAS CRUSHED, AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL PANT WAS CRACKED AND KNOCKED LOOSE. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK DRAIN WAS SHEARED AWAY, AND THE RIGHT FLAP WAS DENTED AND BENT UPWARD AT THE TRAILING EDGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETED AUGUST 5, 2020.
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