# Accident 20040329022319A: Piper PA28R200, Factoryville, PA, March 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5892° N, 75.7558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5892&lon=-75.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2613R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 175 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040329022319A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA173), Mar 29, 2004: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2613R), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An 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.

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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