# Incident 19830124004399I: Piper PA60600, Philadelphia, PA, January 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1983, 23:29 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.8907° N, 75.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8907&lon=-75.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9759Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9759Q-2000-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total, 500 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83IA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830124004399I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL. THE GEAR SCISSORS FAILED ABOVE HINGE BOLT FROM PRIOR OVERLOAD

## 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 NYC83IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83IA056), Jan 25, 1983: Smith, Ted Aerostar 600 Aerostar (N9759Q), Philadelphia, PA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9759Q (4)

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

- [Incident 19961015042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015042259I), Oct 15, 1996: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed while starting engines. Unable to find cause of collapse. No mention position gear handle.
- [Incident 19910612030709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612030709I), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Company pilot had feathered right engine. Engine containing hydraulic pump had quit
- [Incident 19870413016269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413016269I), Apr 13, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N9759Q), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Left main gear departed runway side on rollout. Found gear scissor broken, wheel turned 90 degrees.
- [Accident 19820203002729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203002729A), Feb 3, 1982: Piper 600SMITH (N9759Q), Tom'S River, NJ, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck trees during instrument approach. Pilot claims he had runway in sight when he hit patch of fog.

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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