ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287759
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Date: | Thursday 17 May 2012 |
Time: | 12:20 LT |
Type: | Wittman W-10 Tailwind |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N625JS |
MSN: | JS 466 |
Total airframe hrs: | 977 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pipe Creek, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Pipe Creek, TX (TA66) |
Destination airport: | Pipe Creek, TX (TA66) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot reported that as the airplane had accelerated to lift-off speed a deer appeared directly in front of the propeller. The airplane struck the deer and veered left. The airplane's left wing was substantially damaged when it subsequently impacted a tree. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane before the deer strike.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer during takeoff and the airplane's subsequent departure from the runway and impact with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN12CA328 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN12CA328
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Oct-2022 14:09 |
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