# Incident 19990921031619I: Piper PA32260, Denton, TX, September 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1999, 21:45 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3325W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3325W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921031619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, N3325W, A PIPER PA-32-260, LANDED AT THE DENTON AIRPORT, TEXAS, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. UPON TAKEOFF FROM THE KERRVILLE AIRPORT, TEXAS IT WAS ALLEDGED THAT N3325W STRUCK A DEER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N3325W (1)

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

- [Incident 19790217006379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217006379I), Feb 17, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3325W), Caro, MI, Minor damage. Struck snowbank with wingtip after returning with rough running engine.

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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