# Incident 19960516014289I: Piper PA60600, Birmingham, AL, May 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKBA
- 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: 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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 500 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/19960516014289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE CONDUCT OF AN FAA 135 CHECKRIDE. DURING ACCELERATION ON THE CENTERLINE FOR TAKEOFF, THROUGH 100 MPH IAS FOR INITIAL ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. BOTH THROTTLES WERE CLOSED AND BRAKES APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER RIGHT IN AN UNCONTROLLED SKID AND DEPARTED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY WITH NO DAMAGE. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING SWITCH HAD FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN. NOSE GEAR STEERING SWITCH PART NO. P/N 588255. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N801MA (1)

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

- [Incident 19930222003409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930222003409I), Feb 22, 1993: Piper PA60600 (N801MA), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. Door opened on descent. Landed safely. Plexiglass in door had broken and struck the propeller.

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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