# Incident 19850418058729I: Piper PA60602P, Baltimore, MD, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6895Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6895Z-2012-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 80 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418058729I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED ON LANDING WHEN RIGHT MAIN GEAR SCISSOR BROKE. DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## Other reports on N6895Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20071109828049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071109828049A), Nov 9, 2007: Piper PA60602P (N6895Z), Mcfarland, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed roseburg, or enroute to carlsbad, CA on an IFR flight plan. Prior to departure, the pilot had the airplane topped off with fuel…
- [Incident 19870130027039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870130027039I), Jan 30, 1987: Piper PA60602P (N6895Z), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. The left main gear collapsed on landing roll. The retract cylinder rod end was found to be broken.

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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