Piper PA-28R-200 N2613R

Summary

On 29 March 2004 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N2613R was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 March 2004 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Seamans Field (9N3)

Coordinates

41.5892, -75.7558

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-200

Registration

N2613R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lehighton → Factoryville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04LA173

Nobody was injured.

An encounter with a deer, as reported by the pilot. A factor in this accident was the muddy grass off the left side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was landing on runway 4, a 2,500-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot stated that he observed a deer on the runway, as the airplane touched down. He then elected to add left rudder and continue the roll-out on the grass located off the left side of the runway, in-between the runway, and a taxiway. During the roll-out, the airplane's right main landing gear became stuck in mud. The airplane spun around, and the right wing struck the ground. Winds reported at an airport located about 17 miles south of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 160 degrees at 10 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.