19851111058339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Birmingham, AL · November 11, 1985

Date: November 11, 1985 · 18:35 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N107MW
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL86FKG05
Reported as: Piper PA60600
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total500 in this make and model370 in the last 90 days

N107MWRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2011 · Smith AEROSTAR 600S/N 60-0004 · Built 1968 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 600 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft settled prematurely and left gear struck lip of runway. Gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SETTLED PREMATURELY AND LEFT GEAR STRUCK LIP OF RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL86FKG05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBirmingham, ALThe left main gear collapsed during a loss of control on landing. The plt reported the acft touched down prematurely during the flare and it contacted the lip of the rwy at the apch end. Directional control could not be maintained, according to the plt, and…Nov 12, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N107MW · 2

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

Incident 19851003060589INormal Cruise · Mobile, ALPilot noted aircraft vibration en route. Safe landing. Found nose gear door fitting had pulled loose causing buffetOct 3, 1985 · Reported as Piper PA60600 Incident 19790123003779IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Romulus, MIPlane slid sideways after touchdown. Hit an area of no ice, left main collapsed.Jan 23, 1979 · Reported as Piper 601PSMITH · Minor damage