# Incident 19910205004109I: Piper PA60600, Cochran, GA, February 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1991, 02:35 local time
- Place: Cochran, GA
- Airport: Cochran Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMTA
- Location: 32.3807° N, 83.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3807&lon=-83.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6070D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6070D-2011-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,326 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910205004109I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE PROBLEM. SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL91IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91IA050), Feb 5, 1991: Piper PA-60-600 (N6070D), Cochran, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUTOFF VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS A RESULT…

## Other reports on N6070D (5)

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

- [Incident 19910516021179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516021179I), May 16, 1991: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure after takeoff. Flew to Tampa. Gear collapsed on rollout. Ring retainer on drag brace failed
- [Incident 19900614034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614034759I), Jun 14, 1990: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19891013062829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013062829I), Oct 13, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with landing gear retracted. No apparent aircraft system malfunction.
- [Incident 19870114017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870114017609I), Jan 14, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. At cruise, the top half of door separated the aircraft. Returned and found rear pin did not engage.
- [Accident 19840215025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215025159A), Feb 15, 1984: Piper PA60600 (N6070D), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. The bolt that attaches nose wheel steering to nose landing gear was broken during towing. Did not lower for landing

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.