# Accident 20101113055019A: Piper PA-28-140, Andover, NJ, November 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2010, 17:55 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1869° N, 74.1244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-74.1244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15499, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15499) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 417 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101113055019A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING RNWY O3 @ ANDOVER AEROFLEX AIRPORT, NJ.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER WHILE IN THE FLARE TO LAND ABOUT 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, SHEARING THE RIGHT GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT CONTINUED WITH A NORMAL LANDING ROLLING OUT TO ABOUT MID WAY DWN RNWY, STOPPING JUST OFF THE RNWAY ON THE RT SIDE HITTING ONE RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 ERA11CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA072), Nov 13, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N15499), Andover, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with a deer on the runway during a night landing.

## Other reports on N15499 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820630036419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820630036419I), Jun 30, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N15499), Basye, VA, Minor damage. Torque link boss on main gear failed on landing. Allowed the torque link to drop and wheel turned sideways.

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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