# Incident 19860504054469I: Piper PA34200T, Birmingham, AL, May 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1986, 21:02 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HWEA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66AH-2009-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504054469I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR UP. FOUND GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD POP WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED. LOOSE CONNECTION AT SWITCH.

## Other reports on N66AH (4)

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

- [Accident 20080321012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321012189A), Mar 21, 2008: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Covington, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he taxied to runway 01 hold short line. While he was getting the airplane ready for departure, he noticed a flicker of light in his…
- [Incident 19870204003919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204003919I), Feb 4, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Statesboro, GA, Minor damage. Full power applied for takeoff, upon release of brakes nose gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19830524026309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524026309A), May 24, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Failed to correct or go around. Impact collapsed the nose gear on final bounce.
- [Incident 19790720019439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019439I), Jul 20, 1979: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Bradford, PA, Minor damage. Rapid loss of oil pressure before engine shutdown. Connecting rod failed puncturing hole in case.

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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