# Incident 20200923015829I: Piper PA-28-151, Georgetown Twp, MI, September 23, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2020, 20:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown Twp, MI
- Airport: Riverview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9367° N, 85.8058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERVIEW (08C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9367&lon=-85.8058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43456, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43456) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200923015829I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N43456 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030324004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030324004819A), Mar 24, 2003: Piper PA28151 (N43456), South Haven, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot flew from guthrie, ok (kgoh), with a planned destination of allegan, MI (K35D). Pilots fuel planning indicated that sufficient fuel existed for the…

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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