# Incident 19990421019839I: Piper PA28RT201, Waterloo, IA, April 21, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1999, 14:45 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N80KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 795 total, 25 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990421019839I

## Narrative

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

MR. CHARLES RHOADES, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N80KP, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE WATERLOO AIRPORT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR.  THIS WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE.  THE COTTER PIN WAS MISSING FROM THE CASTELLATED NUT OF THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK RETAINING BOLT.  THE CASTELLATED NUT HAD BACKED OFF THE BOLT TO THE END OF THE THREADS.  THIS ALLOWED THE DOWN LOCK TABS TO PASS DURING THE OPERATION OF THE LANDING CYCLE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.  INCIDENT #ICE01990026

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