# Incident 19780917019359I: Piper PA24, Waterloo, IA, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6375P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6375P-2013-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,014 total, 89 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019359I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL OUT. NOSE GEAR ALIGNER FAILED TO ENGAGE PREVENTING GEAR FROM LOCKING DOWN.

## Other reports on N6375P (2)

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

- [Accident 19940630017179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630017179A), Jun 30, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N6375P), Monmouth Beach, NJ, Destroyed. Power loss at night cruise. Landed in surf on a Beach. Fuel in right tank none in left. Fuel line empty.
- [Incident 19780413012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413012379I), Apr 13, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6375P), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to fully extend gear, nose gear collapsed. Found faulty gear circuit breaker.

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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