# Incident 20260615013099I: Piper PA-32-300, Tinian, CM, June 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2026, 09:40 local time
- Place: Tinian, CM
- Airport: Tinian
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 1SMA
- Aircraft: N4599X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4599X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,982 total, 879 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260615013099I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 15, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 0935 CHAMORRO STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32 CHEROKEE SIX, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A GROUND FIRE DURING TAXI AT TINIAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TNI), TINIAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE DEPARTURE PHASE FROM TNI RUNWAY 08. ALL OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THERMAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING ROOT, AND ADJACENT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. PILOT (PIC) STATES THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 08, WHICH HAS AN AVAILABLE LENGTH OF 8,600 FEET. DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS. THE PIC ELECTED TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3,600 FEET OF GROUND ROLL, LEAVING ROUGHLY 5,000 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PIC TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 08 AND INITIATED A SECOND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. AIRCRAFT AGAIN FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS, PROMPTING THE PIC TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF A SECOND TIME. WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE THE PIC REPORTED A COMPLETE LOSS OF LEFT BRAKE PRESSURE AND FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE WITH THE APPEARANCE OF VISIBLE SMOKE AND FIRE ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE PIC STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT JUST OFF TAXIWAY CHARLIE ON THE APRON AND ORDERED AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY EVACUATION. COMMONWEALTH PORTS AUTHORITY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION FOUND FAILURE OF BRAKE CALIPER HYDRAULIC SEAL (PN: MS28775-222 O-RING) ON PARKER HANNIFIN BRAKE ASSY (PN: 30-83A).  SEE ALSO SDR 1SMA20260615001.

## Other reports on N4599X (1)

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

- [Accident 20190419003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190419003059A), Apr 19, 2019: Piper PA-32-300 (N4599X), I Fadang, CM, Substantial damage. On April 19, 2019 at approximately 1830 local time, the Piper PA-32R-300 was involved in an accident involving the failure of the upper engine cowling during 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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