# Incident 20260921012559I: Honda HA-420, Houston, TX, September 21, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2026, 20:10 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST HOUSTON (IWS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8182&lon=-95.6726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Honda HA-420 (registry code 4400000, https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE Honda HF-120 (registry code 30200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-honda-hf-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HONDA HA-420
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260921012559I

## Narrative

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

HONDA JET HA-420, STRUCK A DEER DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 33. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND TAXIED TO FBO RAMP WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR.

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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