# Incident 19831211071989I: Piper PA31350, Waterloo, IA, December 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1983, 16:25 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TSFA
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831211071989I

## Narrative

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

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 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.
- [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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