# Incident 20250814013679I: Piper PA-32R-301T, Kingsville, TX, August 14, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2025, 13:58 local time
- Place: Kingsville, TX
- Airport: Kleberg County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5509° N, 98.0309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KLEBERG COUNTY (IKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5509&lon=-98.0309&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250814013679I

## Narrative

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

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 LOWER THE LANDING GEAR INTO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT PERFORMED A LOW PASS FOR PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND TO CONFIRM THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY INCURRING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURYS. THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR SYSTEM FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED AS THIS TIME. THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAS YET TO ENTER POST INCIDENT MAINTENANCE. IF INFORMATION BECOMES AVALIABLE DURING THE POST MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO AIRWORTHINESS, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## Other reports on N263DH (1)

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

- [Incident 20150601011539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150601011539I), Jun 1, 2015: Piper PA-32R-301T (N263DH), CO, Minor damage. 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…

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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