What happened
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CFI was conducting night landing and takeoff instruction with student pilot at kcjr. Student pilot set up short field takeoff and applied full power. Student pilot checked instruments, released brakes, and started roll out. As the student announced 50KTS the CFI and student pilot saw two deer enter the runway and stop in their path. The student pilot cut power to idle, applied full brakes and full aft control inputs. The deer struck the leading edge of the left wing and disappeared into the woods adjacent to the airfield. CFI ceased instruction and taxied aircraft to the ramp area to inspect damage.
Inspector cpw inspected the aircraft after the incident. Damage was isolated to the leading edge of mid left wing outboard of the fuel tank. Damage extended inboard from the impact area to the outboard section of the fuel tank. The leading edge of the impact area was crushed. Internal wing structure and supporting ribs were significantly damaged. Exterior skin was separated from supporting structure with rivets pulled through the surface.
Aircraft logbooks and AD compliance indicate the aircraft was airworthy at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
CFI WAS CONDUCTING NIGHT LANDING AND TAKEOFF INSTRUCTION WITH STUDENT PILOT AT KCJR. STUDENT PILOT SET UP SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AND APPLIED FULL POWER. STUDENT PILOT CHECKED INSTRUMENTS, RELEASED BRAKES, AND STARTED ROLL OUT. AS THE STUDENT ANNOUNCED 50KTS THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT SAW TWO DEER ENTER THE RUNWAY AND STOP IN THEIR PATH. THE STUDENT PILOT CUT POWER TO IDLE, APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND FULL AFT CONTROL INPUTS. THE DEER STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE WOODS ADJACENT TO THE AIRFIELD. CFI CEASED INSTRUCTION AND TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP AREA TO INSPECT DAMAGE.
INSPECTOR CPW INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE WAS ISOLATED TO THE LEADING EDGE OF MID LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. DAMAGE EXTENDED INBOARD FROM THE IMPACT AREA TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE IMPACT AREA WAS CRUSHED. INTERNAL WING STRUCTURE AND SUPPORTING RIBS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. EXTERIOR SKIN WAS SEPARATED FROM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WITH RIVETS PULLED THROUGH THE SURFACE.
AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS AND AD COMPLIANCE INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.