# Incident 20251211020809I: Piper PA-28-181, Eastman, GA, December 11, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2025, 20:00 local time
- Place: Eastman, GA
- Airport: Bacon County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HG6S
- Location: 31.5361° N, 82.5066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BACON COUNTY (AMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5361&lon=-82.5066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251211020809I

## Narrative

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

AT NIGHT, DURING ROTATION FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, A DEER RAN UNDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND DAMAGED THE WIRE PORTION OF THE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA LOCATED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD SUFFICIENT DISTANCE ON RUNWAY 34 TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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