# Accident 19860423013489A: Piper PA60600, Panama City, FL, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 07:07 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HZTA
- Location: 30.1692° N, 85.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1692&lon=-85.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90676, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90676-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1F5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,074 total, 749 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423013489A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE LANDING ROLL DUE TO A LEAK IN THE ACTUATOR. PILOT STATED HE HAD 3 GEAR DOWN LIGHTS.

## 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 MIA86LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA130), Apr 23, 1986: Piper PA-60 (N90676), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90676 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880108005609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108005609I), Jan 8, 1988: Piper PA60600 (N90676), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Main gear scissor found 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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