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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lumberton, NJ · September 27, 1996

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Date
September 27, 1996 · 21:10 local
Place
Lumberton, NJ
Airport
Flying W Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7262F
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N7262FRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-25181 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: while conducting flight instruction during practice touch and go maneuvers, aircraft struck deer at approach end of rwy 19 at Flying W Airport. Student pilot was at controls during the approach to land, but flight instructor took control of aircraft just prior to impact with deer. Left main landing gear separated from wing at impact, killing the deer. The flight instructor applied full power and a go-around was completed. Damage assessment was confirmed by individuals on the ground and relayed to the pilot via radio. Pilot elected to contact northeast philadelphia tower and declared an emergency. After coordination with pne tower and airport authorities, the pilot elected to remain airborne to burn off excess fuel. Approximately two hours after the impact with the deer the aircraft was landed safely with minimal damage and no injuries to the occupants. Airport crash rescue was available and immediately hosed down aircraft with water to preclude possibility of fire. Damage consisted of skin separation to left aileron, structural damage to left wing tip, skin structural damage to left flap assembly, bent left aileron and left flap hinges, worn tail skid assembly and warped inboard skin panels near wing to fuselage root. Evidence of structural damage was also noted in area where landing gear attached to wing was also noted. A review of aircraft maintenance records revealed several airworthiness directives had not been completed. These directives played no factor in the incident, privacy data omitted AEA-FSDO-17 considers this incident investigation closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION DURING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS, AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER AT APPROACH END OF RWY 19 AT FLYING W AIRPORT. STUDENT PILOT WAS AT CONTROLS DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND, BUT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH DEER. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM WING AT IMPACT, KILLING THE DEER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AND A GO-AROUND WAS COMPLETED. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WAS CONFIRMED BY INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND AND RELAYED TO THE PILOT VIA RADIO. PILOT ELECTED TO CONTACT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER COORDINATION WITH PNE TOWER AND AIRPORT AUTHORITIES, THE PILOT ELECTED TO REMAIN AIRBORNE TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL. APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. AIRPORT CRASH RESCUE WAS AVAILABLE AND IMMEDIATELY HOSED DOWN AIRCRAFT WITH WATER TO PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SKIN SEPARATION TO LEFT AILERON, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP, SKIN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT FLAP ASSEMBLY, BENT LEFT AILERON AND LEFT FLAP HINGES, WORN TAIL SKID ASSEMBLY AND WARPED INBOARD SKIN PANELS NEAR WING TO FUSELAGE ROOT. EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED IN AREA WHERE LANDING GEAR ATTACHED TO WING WAS ALSO NOTED. A REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THESE DIRECTIVES PLAYED NO FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AEA-FSDO-17 CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION CLOSED.