# Accident 19840215025159A: Piper PA60600, Atlanta, GA, February 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1984, 10:08 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.6802° N, 84.4599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6802&lon=-84.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6070D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6070D-2011-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 460 in this make and model, 287 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FKG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215025159A

## Narrative

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

THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES NOSE WHEEL STEERING TO NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN DURING TOWING. DID NOT LOWER FOR LANDING

## 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 ATL84FKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FKG02), Feb 16, 1984: Piper PA-60 (N6070D), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6070D (5)

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

- [Incident 19910516021179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516021179I), May 16, 1991: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure after takeoff. Flew to Tampa. Gear collapsed on rollout. Ring retainer on drag brace failed
- [Incident 19910205004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910205004109I), Feb 5, 1991: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Cochran, GA. Right engine problem. Secured engine and landed. Lost directional control and veered off runway. Gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19900614034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614034759I), Jun 14, 1990: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19891013062829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013062829I), Oct 13, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with landing gear retracted. No apparent aircraft system malfunction.
- [Incident 19870114017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870114017609I), Jan 14, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. At cruise, the top half of door separated the aircraft. Returned and found rear pin did not engage.

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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