# Accident 19960809046009A: Piper PA32260, Gaithersburg, MD, August 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1996, 17:40 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIEA
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1439T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1439T-2009-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,162 total, 1,452 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809046009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE RUNWAY TO SCAN HIS AIRSPEED. AT ABOUT 75 TO 80 KTS, HE BEGAN TO ROTATE, THEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP 7 TO 8 DEGREES AND THE STALL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT STRUCK A DEER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA130), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N1439T), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unexpected appearance of a deer on the runway.

## Other reports on N1439T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880729040879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729040879I), Jul 29, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N1439T), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. Right half of engine cowling separated from aircraft on descent. Front latch missing and right rear fastener failed
- [Incident 19861010061009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861010061009I), Oct 10, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N1439T), Roanoke, VA. Shorted ammeter lead caused smoke in cockpit as wire burned thru oil line. ATC refused requested emergency actions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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