# Incident 20221110019899I: Piper PA-28-181, Ann Arbor, MI, November 10, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2022, 17:59 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2229° N, 83.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2229&lon=-83.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20873, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20873) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221110019899I

## Narrative

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

AT 2259Z ON NOVEMBER 10, 2022, A PRIVATE PILOT ACTING AS PIC WITH ONE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER ABOARD WAS EXECUTING A TOUCH-AND-GO ON RUNWAY 24, WHEN A DEER RAN ONTO THE RUNWAY FROM THE NORTH AND INTO THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION, A 'THUMP' WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND A DEER WAS OBSERVED PASSING UNDER THE RIGHT WING.  AIRSPEED AT THE TIME OF THE STRIKE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 KIAS, AND THE STRIKE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 6 THRESHOLD.

DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUNWAY REMAINING, AND THE STRIKE OCCURRING AFTER ROTATION, PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF.  AFTER TAKEOFF ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CHARACTERISTICS APPEARED NORMAL.  AN IN-FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED NO OBSERVABLE DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OR CONTROL SURFACES ON THE WING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A SAFE LANDING AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

FOLLOWING A GROUND INSPECTION, SEVERAL HOLES, DENTS, AND SCRATCH MARKS FROM WHAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DEER ANTLERS WERE OBSERVED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING, OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. APPROXIMATELY A SIX-INCH PIECE OF ANTLER WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING A FOD INSPECTION BY AIRPORT STAFF.

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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