Piper PA-28-140 N15499

Summary

On 13 November 2010 at about 22:55 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N15499 was involved in an accident near Andover, New Jersey, 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

13 November 2010 at 22:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Andover, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Aeroflex-Andover Airport (12N)

Coordinates

40.1869, -74.1244

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N15499

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerset → Andover

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA11CA072

Nobody was injured.

An inadvertent collision with a deer on the runway during a night landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane was on final approach with the runway lights and airplane landing lights illuminated. During the landing flare, he heard a "bang" from the right side of the airplane. As the airplane continued on the landing rollout, the right wing settled onto the ground. The airplane veered to the right and came to rest on the edge of the runway surface. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear was separated, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing spar. The separated right main landing gear was located on the runway adjacent to a dead deer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to it colliding with the deer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.