# Incident 20240201003839I: Piper PA-28-161, Fort Atkinson, WI, February 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2024, 17:23 local time
- Place: Fort Atkinson, WI
- Airport: Fort Atkinson Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9632° N, 88.8176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT ATKINSON MUNI (61C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9632&lon=-88.8176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3044N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3044N-2024-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201003839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING AT 61C AND ON THE ROLL OUT STRUCK A DEER WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND BROKE THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N3044N (2)

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

- [Accident 19930225003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930225003679A), Feb 25, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N3044N), Marshfield, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll and veered into snowbank on edge of runway.
- [Incident 19820128007149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128007149I), Jan 28, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N3044N), Eau Claire, WI, Minor damage. Lost control on ice patches on runway during takeoff. Struck snowbank on runway edge.

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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