# Accident 20061213028589A: Piper PA31T1, Waterloo, IA, December 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2006, 07:59 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5567° N, 92.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5567&lon=-92.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20DL-2007-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,440 total, 110 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061213028589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18 AT THE WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WATERLOO, IOWA. PILOT REPORTED VISUAL APPROACH 2 TO 3 MILES FROM END OF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED HE INCREASED POWER PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THIS VEERED HIM TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 CHI07LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA037), Dec 13, 2006: Piper PA-31T1 (N20DL), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The go-around not performed and the improper flare by the pilot during landing.

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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