# Incident 19780206006209I: Piper 600SMITH, Lancaster, PA, February 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1978, 11:55 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747KD-1997-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WAS LOCKED WITH ICE. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N747KD (4)

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

- [Incident 19821130065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130065449I), Nov 30, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Engine failed at cruise altitude. Declared emergency. Found that the camshaft failed and crank case was cracked.
- [Incident 19820426017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426017119I), Apr 26, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Charlotte, NC. Attitude gyro failed on climb. Pilot unable to use partial panel. Lost control and altitude. Broke out and landed.
- [Incident 19800715061129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715061129I), Jul 15, 1980: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear would not lock down due to ruptured landing gear flex line.
- [Incident 19790312008369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312008369I), Mar 12, 1979: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose bungee had insufficient downlock tension.

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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