# NTSB CEN24LA273: Piper PA28, N220CE, Blaine, MN, July 16, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 15, 2024, 21:25 local (Jul 16, 2024, 02:25 UTC)
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Coordinates: 45.144889, -93.210194 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1449&lon=-93.2102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA273
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194719/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194719
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA273

## Probable cause

The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during takeoff.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Wildlife encounter (non-bird)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he was conducting an instructional flight near dusk and was demonstrating a touch-and-go. Once the nose wheel began to lift off the runway, he noticed a streak of brown appear in front of the airplane, and he felt a thud. The right wing struck a deer, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot continued the takeoff, notified air traffic control, and returned to the airport without further incident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N220CE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220CE), registered now, S/N 2881530, built 2022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (181)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-B4A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (registry code 41867, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2881530
- Year built: 2022
- Airframe hours: 2194.9
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-B4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: ATP Flight School LLC
- Registered owner: Meridian Aircraft LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 2, 2024, 37.4 hours before
- Departed: ANE, Blaine, MN
- Destination: ANE, Blaine, MN
- Airport: ANE, Anoka County/Blaine Airport (Janes Field), runway 36, 4,855 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 27, 2023; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 612 total, 560 in this make and model, 545 as pilot in command, 187 in the last 90 days, 94 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours
- Student pilot; age 19; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days, 33 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.76 inHg
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KANE
- METAR: KANE 160250Z 34006KT 10SM SCT065 25/18 A2976

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240715011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240715011309A), Jul 15, 2024: Piper PA-28-181, Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practicing touch and goes with CFI. After 4th touch and go the certified flight instructor (CFI) took over controls to demonstrate proper…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 27, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194719. 2.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17417917&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Report%20Form%20CEN24LA273_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 474 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17416174&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs%20CEN24LA273-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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