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FAA incident report · Sling SLING LSA · Pembroke Pines, FL · March 23, 2026

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Date
March 23, 2026 · 22:45 local
Place
Pembroke Pines, FL
Airport
North Perry Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
DNVS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N870JA
Reported as
Sling Sling LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
247 total
N870JARegistered now · Sling SLING LSAS/N 424A · Built 2024Airframe modelSling SLING LSAEngine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Sling Lsa, aircraft registration privacy data omitted was conducting a night cross country training flight operation at North Perry Airport (khwo) operated by privacy data omitted. Holding short runway 23 for takeoff when they got a low brake pressure indicator light. At approximately 10:45PM local time during the takeoff roll from runway 9R after a stop and go operation, the aircraft collided head on with a deer (estimated 90 - 100LBS by the size) that appeared to be suddenly trying to cross the runway as the impact was made on the runway centerline. The impact was made at a speed of approximately 45-50KTS before lifting off. All the appropriate exterior lighting of the aircraft was on during the time of impact and the ELT activated automatically. No injuries to flight crew or passenger . Aircraft had nose gear collapse, lower fuselage, all 3 propeller blades and right-wing root damage causing a fuel leak. The occupants were able to exit the aircraft safely with no injuries. The airport fire department arrived on scene around 1-130AM local time to assess the fuel leakage and to remove the deer carcass.

As the FAA filed it

SLING LSA, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT OPERATION AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (KHWO) OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HOLDING SHORT RUNWAY 23 FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THEY GOT A LOW BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45PM LOCAL TIME DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 9R AFTER A STOP AND GO OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A DEER (ESTIMATED 90 - 100LBS BY THE SIZE) THAT APPEARED TO BE SUDDENLY TRYING TO CROSS THE RUNWAY AS THE IMPACT WAS MADE ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE IMPACT WAS MADE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45-50KTS BEFORE LIFTING OFF. ALL THE APPROPRIATE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON DURING THE TIME OF IMPACT AND THE ELT ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY. NO INJURIES TO FLIGHT CREW OR PASSENGER . AIRCRAFT HAD NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, LOWER FUSELAGE, ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES AND RIGHT-WING ROOT DAMAGE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AROUND 1-130AM LOCAL TIME TO ASSESS THE FUEL LEAKAGE AND TO REMOVE THE DEER CARCASS.