# Incident 20260323002749I: Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA, Pembroke Pines, FL, March 23, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2026, 22:45 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: DNVS
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N870JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N870JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sling SLING LSA (registry code 06001CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/sling-sling-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLING AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD SLING LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260323002749I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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