# NTSB MIA05CA014: Piper PA-28-161, N607FT, Valkaria, FL, October 19, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 19, 2004, 08:20 local (12:20 UTC) - Place: Valkaria, FL - Coordinates: 27.961944, -80.559722 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9619&lon=-80.5597&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60469 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60469/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA014 ## Probable cause The inadvertent collision with a deer during takeoff which resulted in damage to the right brake system and the airplane being unable to stop prior to the end of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command - object - animal(s) (cause) - Overrun, takeoff - aborted - directional control - not possible - brakes(normal) - not available - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - grass ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was in the takeoff portion of the third touch-and-go, when a deer ran out from the infield and struck the right side of the airplane wing root area. He reduced engine power to idle and applied the brakes but the right brakes had failed. The airplane veered off the runway and came to stop at the departure end of runway 9 in the grass. ## Factual narrative On October 19, 2004, about 0820, eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, N6075FT registered to and operated by FIT Aviation LLC, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, struck a deer during takeoff on runway 14 at Valkaria Airport, Valkaria, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot reported no injuries and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, Florida, earlier that day, about 0800. The pilot stated that he was in the takeoff portion of the third touch-and-go, when a deer ran out from the infield and struck the right side of the airplane wing root area. He reduced engine power to idle and applied the brakes but the right brakes had failed. The airplane veered off the runway and came to stop at the departure end of runway 9 in the grass. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N607FT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N607FT), registered now, S/N 28-7916271, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-161 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2841215 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D3G reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: FIT Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MLB, Melbourne, FL - Destination: X59, Valkaria, FL - Airport: X59, Valkaria, runway 14, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 234 total, 105 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: MLB ## 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 20041019028249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019028249A), Oct 19, 2004: Piper PA28161, Valkaria, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot doing touch & go's at valkyria airport rwy 14. On third attempt pilot felt something hit a/c during take off phase and aborted t.o. and veered off… ## Other investigations on N607FT (2) 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. - [NTSB GAA19CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA071), Nov 20, 2018: Piper PA28 (N607FT), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The other pilot's improper decision to taxi past another airplane occupying a taxiway and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the airplane. - [NTSB MIA95LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA235), Sep 26, 1995: Piper PA-28-161 (N607FT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.