# Incident 19930222003409I: Piper PA60600, Smyrna, TN, February 22, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1993, 07:40 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ETWA
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801MA-2000-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930222003409I

## Narrative

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

DOOR OPENED ON DESCENT. LANDED SAFELY. PLEXIGLASS IN DOOR HAD BROKEN AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N801MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19960516014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960516014289I), May 16, 1996: Piper PA60600 (N801MA), Birmingham, AL. Narrative: this incident occurred during the conduct of an FAA 135 checkride. During acceleration on the centerline for takeoff, through 100 mph IAS for…

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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