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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Portmouth, VA · August 20, 2006

Date: August 20, 2006 · 22:15 local
Place: Portmouth, VA
Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6401A
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC06CA212
Reported as: Piper PA38112
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 66 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6401ARegistered now · Piper PA-38-112S/N 38-78A0416 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

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(-23) On August 20, 2006, at 22:15 local time N6401A, a Piper PA-38-112 aircraft landed on runway 02 at Hampton Roads executive airport (pvg) and struck a deer while on roll out. The deer impacted the left main landing gear shearing the landing gear attach bolts and pulling the landing gear off the aircraft. The aircraft then collapsed onto the left wing and fuselage wing step causing the aircraft to veer off the left side of the runway. The left wing leading edge impacted runway lights causing substantial damage. The local authorities responded and there were no injuries reported to the two occupants.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 20, 2006, AT 22:15 LOCAL TIME N6401A, A PIPER PA-38-112 AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (PVG) AND STRUCK A DEER WHILE ON ROLL OUT. THE DEER IMPACTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARING THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLTS AND PULLING THE LANDING GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLAPSED ONTO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE WING STEP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE IMPACTED RUNWAY LIGHTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

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 NYC06CA212Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChesapeake, VAThe presence of deer on the runway during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision. A factor in the accident was the dark night.Aug 21, 2006 · Substantial damage