# Incident 19970321010709I: Piper PA32301T, Las Cruces, NM, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS CRUCES INTL (LRU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99TX-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,431 total, 68 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321010709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AT LAS CRUCES AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NM ON MARCH 21, 1997, AFTER TAKE-OFF PILOT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 2,000' FROM THE TAKE-OFF POINT. LANDING GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. CLOSED TO EIR #97SW010030.

## Other reports on N99TX (1)

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

- [Accident 20030518010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030518010009A), May 18, 2003: Piper PA32R301T (N99TX), Paulden, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he could not gain alt after t.o. hit power lines, crashed, acft completely burnt.

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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