# Accident 19910912039799A: Piper PA28140, Johnstown, PA, September 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1991, 20:50 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BBEA
- Location: 40.3096° N, 78.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3096&lon=-78.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38147, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38147) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912039799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON LANDING, AIRCRAFT HIT A DEER. (.4) THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS LANDING AT NIGHT WHEN A DEER RAN ONTO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DEER AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE DEER WAS NOT SEEN UNTIL IT WAS ILLUMINATED BY THE LANDING LIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA237), Sep 13, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N38147), Johnstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COLLISION WITH A DEER WHILE LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS NIGHT CONDITIONS WHICH RESTRICTED THE PILOT'S VIEW OF THE DEER UNTIL IT WAS WITHIN THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LANDING LIGHT.

## Other reports on N38147 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940116002489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940116002489I), Jan 16, 1994: Piper PA24 (N38147), Clarksburg, WV, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Alvin carl janovich was pilot in command of Piper, PA-28, N38147 and was landing on runway 3 at Benedum field, Clarksburg, WV. Mr. Janovich…
- [Incident 19921226053489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226053489I), Dec 26, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N38147), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a touch and go landing. Veered off runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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