# Incident 20000915029419I: Piper PA32260, Minneapolis, MN, September 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2000, 20:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44782, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44782) (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 IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000915029419I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. ONLY DAMAGE REPORTED WAS TO THE LEFT WHEEL LANDING GEAR FARING, WHEEL PANT ATTACHMENT PLATE, AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK DRAIN COCK.  NO INJURIES REPORTED FOR THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.  PILOT WAS SENT AN FAA FORM 5200-7, AND REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND MAIL FORM TO AAS-310.  ISSUE OF DEER ON AIRPORT PROPERT WAS  DISCUSSED WITH BOTH THE ATC TOWER MANAGER, AND THE AIRPORT MANAGER.  APPARENTLY AN EFFORT TOWARTS ERADICATING THE DEER FROM THE AIRPORT IN ONLY AWAITING CITY APPROVAL.

## Other reports on N44782 (2)

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

- [Accident 20230210001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230210001759A), Feb 10, 2023: Piper PA-32-260 (N44782), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. During the approach at the Tok, Alaska airport runway 7, the pilot decided to practice a short field landing. After pulling the power back, the airspeed…
- [Incident 20040620013629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040620013629I), Jun 20, 2004: Piper PA32260 (N44782), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 14L and veered off the runway into the north side of the grass striking a runway light and causing minor damage to the left…

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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