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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28R200 · Factoryville, PA · March 29, 2004

Date: March 29, 2004 · 17:30 local
Place: Factoryville, PA
Airport: Seamans Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2613R
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA173
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 251 total175 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot, he departed the jake arner airport (22N) for Factoryville, PA. He stated he was on short final to runway 04 at the Factoryville airport when he observed a deer on the runway, approximately 1,200 from the approach end. He stated rather than attempting a go-around, he opted to roll the aircraft off the runway to the left, and onto the grass. The pilot stated he was at an altitude of approximately fifteen (15) feet when he observed the deer. The right main landing gear of the aircraft bogged into the mud and tore off causing substantial damage to the right wing which had to be replaced. There was also damage to the lower portion of the fuselage, and propeller. Note: there was no mention of a deer when maintenance personnel were interviewed. There were no reported injuries, and weather at the time was VFR with winds out of one hundred and sixty (160) degrees at eight (8) knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED THE JAKE ARNER AIRPORT (22N) FOR FACTORYVILLE, PA. HE STATED HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 04 AT THE FACTORYVILLE AIRPORT WHEN HE OBSERVED A DEER ON THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FROM THE APPROACH END. HE STATED RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND, HE OPTED TO ROLL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND ONTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN (15) FEET WHEN HE OBSERVED THE DEER. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT BOGGED INTO THE MUD AND TORE OFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLER. NOTE: THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A DEER WHEN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE INTERVIEWED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES, AND WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH WINDS OUT OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (160) DEGREES AT EIGHT (8) KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFactoryville, PAAn encounter with a deer, as reported by the pilot. A factor in this accident was the muddy grass off the left side of the runway.Mar 29, 2004 · Substantial damage