ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355653
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| Date: | Monday 30 June 1997 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Raleigh Flying Service |
| Registration: | N2600N |
| MSN: | 38-79A0936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2754 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smithfield, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh-durham, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor reported that he was giving instruction to a pre-solo student pilot, and while conducting the last touch-and-go, the airplane struck a deer. The student was at the controls at the time of the accident, which was at dusk. The instructor stated he did not see the deer. He felt a bump, but thought the airplane had hit a pot hole, until the student informed that they had hit a deer. The student continued the rotation after impact, then the instructor took the controls. The instructor planned to land immediately to inspect the damage, but the deer was still on the runway. He then elected to return to the home airport, where emergency personnel were available, since he was uncertain of the condition of the landing gear. The landing ended without incident. During the occurrence, the left wing, left flap, and main spar were damaged.
Probable Cause: an animal (deer) on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were: the light condition at dusk, and failure or inability of the flight crew to see the deer in time to avoid a collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA102
History of this aircraft
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| 4 May 2007 | N2600N | Private | 0 | Odenton, Maryland | |
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| 12-Mar-2024 14:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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