ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293500
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 October 2004 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Fit Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N607FT |
| MSN: | 2841215 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valkaria, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne International Airport, FL (MLB/KMLB) |
| Valkaria, FL (X59) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA05CA014
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 September 1995 | N607FT | Florida Inst. Of Technology | 0 | Melbourne, FL | |
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| 20 November 2018 | N607FT | Pilot Training Center Llc | 0 | Miami Executive Airport (KTMB), Miami-Dade County, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 06:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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