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FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Lawrenceville, PA · February 28, 2009

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Date
February 28, 2009 · 14:00 local
Place
Lawrenceville, PA
Airport
Canaan'S Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2213A
Reported as
Piper PA20
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total800 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N2213ARegistered now · Piper PA-20S/N 20-897 · Built 1952Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine 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.

(-23) While on approach to landing on runway 28 the PIC stated the runway was clear. Upon touchdown the PIC stated he saw a deer run across the runway. He was not sure if he contacted the deer but initated a hard rudder input to avoid the deer and ground looped the aircraft. Visual inspection of the aircraft showed the following items: windshield shattered, prop bent slightly (both blades), wing leading edge and tip damage, left wing twisted, rudder cap damage, left wing lift struts bent and damaged. No injuries or property damage. The owner stated because of the value of the aircraft and the cost of repair he was currently not sure if he would repair the aircraft. This incident considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 THE PIC STATED THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PIC STATED HE SAW A DEER RUN ACROSS THE RUNWAY. HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE CONTACTED THE DEER BUT INITATED A HARD RUDDER INPUT TO AVOID THE DEER AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, PROP BENT SLIGHTLY (BOTH BLADES), WING LEADING EDGE AND TIP DAMAGE, LEFT WING TWISTED, RUDDER CAP DAMAGE, LEFT WING LIFT STRUTS BENT AND DAMAGED. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE OWNER STATED BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE COST OF REPAIR HE WAS CURRENTLY NOT SURE IF HE WOULD REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.