# Incident 19810716053719I: Piper PA28180, Denver, CO, July 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32889-1993-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716053719I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON LANDING, TIRE WENT FLAT HAD PREVIOUS AIR LEAK.

## Other reports on N32889 (1)

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

- [Accident 19921002040069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002040069A), Oct 2, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N32889), Powell, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a radio tower and crashed while flying low in area of friends residence. 200 foot towers plainly visible.

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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