# Incident 19930106001489I: Piper PA60600, Birmingham, AL, January 6, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1993, 06:32 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ETWA
- 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: N876SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876SM-2017-10-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,497 total, 250 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930106001489I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE COMING FROM MAIN GEAR THEN FLAMES WHILE TAXING. FIRE PUT OUT. PARKING BRAKES NOT FULLY RELEASED. OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N876SM (1)

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

- [Incident 19850813047549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813047549I), Aug 13, 1985: Piper PA60600 (N876SM), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Torque link failed on rollout and gear collapsed.

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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