# Incident 19980923026019I: Piper PA32R300, Gaithersburg, MD, September 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1998, 20:15 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9669K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9669K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980923026019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER WHILE LANDING DURING NIGHT CURRENCY TOUCH AND GO'S, DEER IMPACTED NOSE GEAR BEFORE NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN. (-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER WHILE LANDING DURING NIGHT CURRENCY TOUCH AND GO'S, DEER IMPACTED NOSE GEAR BEFORE NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N9669K (2)

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

- [Incident 20020912024809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020912024809I), Sep 12, 2002: Piper PA32R300 (N9669K), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Went to gai to inspect aircraft N9669K, a Piper pa 32R-300 which was setting off the right side of runway 32 in the grassy area between the runway and…
- [Incident 19850729045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729045249I), Jul 29, 1985: Piper PA32R300 (N9669K), Elkins, WV, Minor damage. Electrical failure in flight. Pilot unable to extend gear by any means. Made gear up landing. Alternator failed.

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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