# Accident 19851111058339A: Piper PA60600, Birmingham, AL, November 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1985, 18:35 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.5693° N, 86.7092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5693&lon=-86.7092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107MW-2011-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 370 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851111058339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86FKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG05), Nov 12, 1985: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N107MW), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N107MW (2)

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

- [Incident 19851003060589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003060589I), Oct 3, 1985: Piper PA60600 (N107MW), Mobile, AL. Pilot noted aircraft vibration en route. Safe landing. Found nose gear door fitting had pulled loose causing buffet
- [Incident 19790123003779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003779I), Jan 23, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N107MW), Romulus, MI, Minor damage. Plane slid sideways after touchdown. Hit an area of no ice, left main collapsed.

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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