# Incident 19860909081499I: Piper PA60600, Binghamton, NY, September 9, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1986, 07:11 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DRNA
- Location: 42.1091° N, 75.9592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1091&lon=-75.9592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90349, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90349) (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 IO540K1F5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,718 total, 1,497 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86IA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860909081499I

## Narrative

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

THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED DURING CRUISE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP BESIDE RUNWAY. BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

## 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 NYC86IA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86IA231), Sep 9, 1986: Piper PA-60-600 (N90349), Binghamton, NY, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N90349 (3)

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

- [Incident 19940128005109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128005109I), Jan 28, 1994: Piper PA60600 (N90349), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: the part 135 aircraft, a Piper PA60-600 was on an instrument flight plan from agc, allegheny, CO., PA to phl, philadelphia, PA in cruise flight at…
- [Incident 19880211012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211012599I), Feb 11, 1988: Piper PA60600 (N90349), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Landing gear switch inadvertently actuated in PIC haste to clear aircraft off taxiway.
- [Incident 19850731045219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731045219I), Jul 31, 1985: Piper PA60600 (N90349), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Pilot reached up to turn off radios and inadvertently hit gear knob. Nose gear retracted.

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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