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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Waterloo, IA · December 11, 1983

Date: December 11, 1983 · 16:25 local
Place: Waterloo, IA
Airport: Waterloo
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: TSFA
Aircraft: N600TS
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total400 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N600TSRegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2025 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7305047 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe gear indication. Landed normal. Right main gear switch was out of adjustment.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. LANDED NORMAL. RIGHT MAIN GEAR SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

Other reports on N600TS · 2

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

Accident 19831128059089ALevel Off Touchdown · Waterloo, IAUnable to extend jammed left main gear. Landed gear up. Mechanical malfunction in gear retract system.Nov 28, 1983 · Substantial damage Incident 19821221068659IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Waterloo, IAUnsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Fractures in down lock rod bearings from overload.Dec 21, 1982 · Minor damage