# Incident 20150601011539I: Piper PA-32R-301T, CO, June 1, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2015, 11:50 local time
- Place: CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 148 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150601011539I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N263DH (1)

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

- [Incident 20250814013679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250814013679I), Aug 14, 2025: Piper PA-32R-301T (N263DH), Kingsville, TX, Minor damage. In flight the pilot received a warning indication that the nose landing gear was not in the down position. Pilot made several attempts to cycle the system to…

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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