# NTSB NYC77DHA08: Piper PA-28R, N43731, Shultzville, PA, October 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Shultzville, PA · SHULTZVILLE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DHA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43731), registered now, S/N 28R-7435290, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scranton Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761015036139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015036139A), Oct 15, 1976: Piper PA28R200, Shultzville, PA, Substantial damage. Swerved to avoid deer on runway. Side loads on landing gear caused gear to collapse.

## Other investigations on N43731 (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 NYC78FFJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ06), Nov 9, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N43731), Binghampton, NY, substantial damage

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.

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