# Incident 19821221068659I: Piper PA31350, Waterloo, IA, December 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1982, 10:23 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TSFA
- Location: 42.4896° N, 92.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4896&lon=-92.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600TS-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221068659I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FRACTURES IN DOWN LOCK ROD BEARINGS FROM OVERLOAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC83IA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA042), Dec 21, 1982: Piper PA31-350 (N600TS), Waterloo, IA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N600TS (2)

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

- [Incident 19831211071989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211071989I), Dec 11, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N600TS), Waterloo, IA. Unsafe gear indication. Landed normal. Right main gear switch was out of adjustment.
- [Accident 19831128059089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128059089A), Nov 28, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N600TS), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Unable to extend jammed left main gear. Landed gear up. Mechanical malfunction in gear retract system.

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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