# Incident 19930928043159I: Piper PA34200, Birmingham, AL, September 28, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1993, 01:22 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: ESAA
- 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: N44589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44589-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 80 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930928043159I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO POOR MARKINGS PILOT MISSED TURN ON TAXIWAY. TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY INTO LOOSE DIRT. PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N44589 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010316009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010316009039A), Mar 16, 2001: Piper PA34200 (N44589), Palm Coast, FL, No damage. (-23)On 3-16-01 a Piper PA34 departed philair flt ctr in daytona beach FL. For an MEI multi-engine standardization ride for 2 flight instructors. At 310PM the…
- [Incident 19980116001399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980116001399I), Jan 16, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N44589), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed with 3 green lights on landing gear indication. Nose gear collapsed before aircraft came to stop on runway. FAA inspection found…

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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