- Date
- October 15, 1976
- Place
- Shultzville, PA · SHULTZVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N43731Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761015036139A
- Case key
- 156207
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3706 76/10/15 SHULTZVILLE,PA PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2330 N43731 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 825 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRANTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,NY SHULTZVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SWERVED TO AVOID DEER ON RUNWAY.SIDE LOADS ON LANDING GEAR CAUSED GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43731
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scranton Muni
N43731Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N43731 · 1
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