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CEN25LA398

2025-09-27 · Del Norte, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RCV

Current FAA registration · N3635A

Make / Model
PIPER PA-60-601P
Year of manufacture
1980 · 45 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19920219
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A41A79

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The loss of directional control during landing roll due to a flat tire.

Factual narrative

According to the pilot, the airplane landed on the runway and pulled hard to the right. He attempted to maintain the runway centerline, however, as the airplane slowed down, the airplane continued to pull hard to the right. The airplane exited the runway surface and went into the sage brush. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. During a post-accident walk around, the pilot noticed that the right main landing gear tire was flat. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Tire casing-Failure

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA398.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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