# Incident 19790711041649I: Piper 600SMITH, Pomona, NJ, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 12:56 local time
- Place: Pomona, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.4688° N, 74.5502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4688&lon=-74.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500TS-1990-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,110 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711041649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREOCCUPIED WITH TRAFFIC LANDED GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA054), Jul 11, 1979: Ted Smith TS-600 (N500TS), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N500TS (2)

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

- [Accident 19871203069069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203069069A), Dec 3, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N500TS), Mansfield, OH, Destroyed. Struck trees and crashed while on asr approach with right engine out. Engine case cracked at welds. Icing on acrft.
- [Incident 19791128045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128045399I), Nov 28, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N500TS), New Haven, CT, Minor damage. Right torque link (PN400076503) broke during landing roll, right main wheel tire scuffed.

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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