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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · CO · June 1, 2015

Date: June 1, 2015 · 11:50 local
Place: CO
Airport: Centennial
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N263DH
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total148 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N263DHRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8229067 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot landed at apa following a 2 plus hour sight seeing flight. Upon touchdown the right main gear began vibrating strongly and the pilot experienced a strong veer to the right. He was able to overcome the deviation until just as he slowed to exit the runway. At that time he had insufficient rudder authority to overcome the right turning tendency. The right extended flap impacted a landing light.

Subsequent examination of the tire and innertube identified a punctured inner tube.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT LANDED AT APA FOLLOWING A 2 PLUS HOUR SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BEGAN VIBRATING STRONGLY AND THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A STRONG VEER TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE DEVIATION UNTIL JUST AS HE SLOWED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. AT THAT TIME HE HAD INSUFFICIENT RUDDER AUTHORITY TO OVERCOME THE RIGHT TURNING TENDENCY. THE RIGHT EXTENDED FLAP IMPACTED A LANDING LIGHT.

SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE TIRE AND INNERTUBE IDENTIFIED A PUNCTURED INNER TUBE.

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