N4533X is a 1975 Piper PA-28-181. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Crystal, MN. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Oct 1975. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 51 years old
- 1 of 3,619 Piper PA-28-181
1975
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The student pilot had performed four uneventful landings, and during approach for the fifth landing, the flight instructor reported he scanned the runway environment and did not see anything that would warrant discontinuing the landing. The pilot continued the approach and after touchdown during the landing roll the flight instructor saw two deer run out from the tree line next to the runway. The flight instructor decided to apply the brakes, and while traveling at a speed of about 20 knots, one of the deer impacted the left wing, substantially damaging it. After the collision the airplane was taxied to the ramp and secured.
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About the Piper PA-28-181
About the modelThe Archer — a four-seat Cherokee with the later tapered wing, which softened the handling of the earlier constant-chord aircraft. Still in production and widely used for training.