# Accident 19831128059089A: Piper PA31350, Waterloo, IA, November 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1983, 16:20 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TSFA
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,505 total, 815 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831128059089A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND JAMMED LEFT MAIN GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION IN GEAR RETRACT SYSTEM.

## 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 MKC84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA031), Nov 28, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 (N600TS), Waterloo, IA, substantial 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.
- [Incident 19821221068659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221068659I), Dec 21, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N600TS), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Fractures in down lock rod bearings from overload.

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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