# Accident 20220928017279A: Piper PA-28-180, Shell Lake, WI, September 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2022, 19:00 local time
- Place: Shell Lake, WI
- Airport: Shell Lake Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4388° N, 91.5524° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4388&lon=-91.5524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5152S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5152S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220928017279A

## Narrative

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

09-28-2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A DEER WHILE LANDING AT SHELL LAKE WI. DURING THE FLARE ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER WITH THE LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. DAMAGE INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEADING EDGE OF WING AND FUEL TANK COMPROMISED.

## 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 CEN22LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA441), Sep 29, 2022: Piper PA-28-180 (N5152S), Shell Lake, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a deer during landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.

## Other reports on N5152S (1)

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

- [Incident 20220622010869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622010869I), Jun 22, 2022: Piper PA-28-180 (N5152S), Lone Rock, WI, Minor damage. Pilot departed kigq at 1730 central time on 06/22/2022 in VFR conditions going to klse. About 45 minutes out from klse at 3500 ft MSL pilot heard a loud boom…

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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