# Incident 19890108007509I: Piper PA60601P, Albany, GA, January 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Albany Dougherty County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83AT-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890108007509I

## Narrative

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

SHUT DOWN SURGING ENGINE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEMS NOT DETERMINED YET.

## Other reports on N83AT (1)

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

- [Accident 19890621016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621016799A), Jun 21, 1989: Piper PA60601P (N83AT), Atlanta, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Undetected engine fire melted spar. Wing and engine separated. Turbo exhaust pipe came off. Engine mount fractured.

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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