# NTSB ERA22LA371: Piper PA-28-140, N1486T, Talladega, AL, August 15, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: August 14, 2022, 21:00 local (Aug 15, 2022, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Talladega, AL · runway
- Coordinates: 33.569504, -86.051201
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5695&lon=-86.0512&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: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA371
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105733/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105733
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA371

## Probable cause

A collision with a deer 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 · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7102802), [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-28-140, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 107 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/310/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The flight instructor reported that, during the takeoff roll, shortly after the student pilot rotated and lifted off the runway, there was a loud and noticeable impact to the right side of the airplane. The airplane pulled to the right and they elected to land straight ahead. As soon as the airplane touched back down the right wing struck the runway and the airplane skidded to a stop. Neither the flight instructor nor his student observed the deer that the airplane had collided with before the impact. Following the accident, the flight instructor noted that the right main landing gear had separated from the airplane and the deer that the airplane had impacted was near the runway centerline. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector confirmed that the airplane’s elevator was substantially damaged during the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1486T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1486T), registered now, S/N 28-7225533, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7225533
- Year built: 1972
- Airframe hours: 7273
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Spivey Darwyn D
- Registered owner: Spivey Darwyn D
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 30, 2021
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: ASN, Talladega Muni, runway 04/22, 6,032 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 8, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,031.6 total, 466.2 in this make and model, 13.3 in the last 90 days, 1.1 in the last 24 hours
- Student pilot; age 64; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 72 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observed at: ASN
- METAR: KASN 150235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2998 RMK AO2 T02400213

## 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 20220814014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220814014589A), Aug 14, 2022: Piper PA-28-140, Talladega, AL, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]A PA28-140 struck a deer during takeoff rotation on runway 4 resulting in the right main gear seperating from the aircraft.

## Docket (5 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105733. 8.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14331738&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Accident%20Report_N1486T-Rel.pdf
- Record of conversation_FAA (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14332658&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation_FAA_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- FAA memo for record (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14331756&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Memo%20for%20Record_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- FAA pilot questionnaire (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 987 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14332115&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Questionnaire_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo array_airplane damage (item 5, PDF, 4 pages, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14325146&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20array-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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