Piper PA-32R-301T N8108V

Summary

On 23 April 2002 at about 14:10 local time, a Piper PA-32R-301T registered N8108V was involved in an accident near Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 April 2002 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

George R Carr Memorial Air Fld (BXA)

Coordinates

30.8136, -89.8644

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-301T

Registration

N8108V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bogalusa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA127

Nobody was injured.

a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the takeoff phase. A contributing factor was the lack of an airport perimeter fence to prevent deer from entering the runway environment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a pre-flight inspection, the pilot taxied the airplane to runway 36. During the takeoff roll at 70 knots, the pilot began rotation. At 75 knots, the nose wheel lifted off the runway, and from the west, a deer crossed in front of the airplane. The airplane's left wing struck the deer, and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The pilot then taxied the airplane back to the flight line. The airport did not have a perimeter fence around it that would prevent deer from entering the runway environment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.