# Accident 20230714009949A: Piper PA-28-181, Culpeper, VA, July 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2023, 20:55 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 6P2S
- Location: 38.5262° N, 77.8592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5262&lon=-77.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1809H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1809H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714009949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA368), Jul 15, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N1809H), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a deer while performing a takeoff at night.

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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