# Incident 19890202008399I: Piper PA60600, Portland, ME, February 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1989, 21:30 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6078E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078E-2000-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890202008399I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLID AHEAD WHEN ATTEMPTED TURN ON SNOWY TAXIWAY. BRAKES INEFFECTIVE. CUT ENGINE. PROP STRUCK TAXIWAY LIGHT

## Other reports on N6078E (4)

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

- [Incident 19931223047219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931223047219I), Dec 23, 1993: Piper PA60600 (N6078E), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Struck a snowbank extending up to 28 ft onto runway on landing rollout. Braking poor. Snow removal in progress.
- [Incident 19930310009239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930310009239I), Mar 10, 1993: Piper PA60600 (N6078E), Albany, NY. Right engine quit in flight. Diverted to Albany. Landed safely. Induction fuel system icing is suspected.
- [Incident 19881026064039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026064039I), Oct 26, 1988: Piper PA60600 (N6078E), Columbus, OH. Appears made takeoff flight and landing with one engine out. Had broken throttle cable.
- [Incident 19860903067619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860903067619I), Sep 3, 1986: Piper PA60600 (N6078E), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Go around began after pilot heard props striking the runway. Safe landing after gear was extended. Fatigue a factor.

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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