# Accident 20030810021249A: Piper PA32260, Litchfield, IL, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 01:55 local time
- Place: Litchfield, IL
- Airport: Litchfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1625° N, 89.6747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1625&lon=-89.6747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3258W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3258W) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,321 total, 56 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810021249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3258W HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AT LITCHFIELD WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE LEFT WING ROOT AREA. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI03LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA258), Aug 10, 2003: Piper PA-32-260 (N3258W), Litchfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An animal wandered onto the runway and collided with the airplane. A factor was the night light condition.

## Other reports on N3258W (1)

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

- [Accident 20210613007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210613007429A), Jun 13, 2021: Piper PA-32-260 (N3258W), Madisonville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N3258W flight with 01 pilot and 05 passengers onboard originating from port isabel-cameron county airport (pil), port isabel, TX, crashed short of runway 36,…

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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