Piper PA-28-181 N1809H

Summary

On 15 July 2023 at about 01:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N1809H, operated by Piston2Jet LLC, was involved in an accident near Culpeper, Virginia, 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

15 July 2023 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Culpeper Rgnl (CJR)

Coordinates

38.5262, -77.8592

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N1809H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Piston2Jet LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manassas → Manassas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA23LA368

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s impact with a deer while performing a takeoff at night.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and student pilot completed several night landings without anomaly. Then, during the next takeoff, the student pilot applied engine power and the airplane accelerated down the runway. Just after reaching 50 knots, they noticed two deer standing in the center of the runway and called to abort the takeoff. They reduced the engine power and applied the brakes, but they were unable to stop before striking one of the deer with the left wing, which resulted in substantial damaged to the wing. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.