ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298324
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| Date: | Sunday 4 November 2001 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4447D |
| MSN: | 28-10621 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5303 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O 540 B4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paonia, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, CO (GUC/KGUC) |
| Vail-Eagle County Airport, CO (EGE/KEGE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, and his passenger were on a sightseeing flight. While en route, the pilot decided to do a touch-and-go landing at a nearby airport. The pilot stated that he did not see any deer on the runway. However, just after rotation, a deer appeared in his path, and the airplane struck the deer with its left wing, tearing off the left main landing gear assembly. He continued to his final destination, where he landed the airplane, the airplane's left wing tip struck the ground, and the airplane slid off of the north side of the runway.
Probable Cause: impact with a deer during initial climb immediately following rotation, resulting in the separation of the left main landing gear assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN02LA007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 16:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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