# Incident 20231130022029I: Piper PA-28-180, Union, SC, November 30, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2023, 19:20 local time
- Place: Union, SC
- Airport: Union County, Troy Shelton Fie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6869° N, 81.6412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNION COUNTY, TROY SHELTON FLD (35A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6869&lon=-81.6412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8952J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8952J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231130022029I

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCH DOWN AFTER DARK SEVERAL DEER CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN THE FLARE. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK ONE OF THE DEER. WHEN THE NOSE STRUT BROKE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WAS NO STRUCTRAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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