# Accident 20101029050679A: Piper PA-32R-301T, Waterloo, IA, October 29, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2010, 15:10 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5498° N, 92.2899° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5498&lon=-92.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8370L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8370L-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 8,800 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029050679A

## Narrative

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

THE PASSENGER STATES THAT HE IS ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE WAS INTACT DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND PREFLIGHT RUN UP.  THE PASSENGER STATES THAT DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, THE PILOT EASED BACK ON THE YOKE, AND FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THE NOSE WHEEL SEEMED TO LIFT NORMALLY.  THEN THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO LIFT AND CYCLED THE YOKE FULL FORWARD AND FULL AFT THEN IMMEDIATELY CUT POWER AND ADDED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO AVOID THE APPROACHING DRAINAGE DITCH. THIS ACTION CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY  ABOUT 15 OR 20 DEGREES, WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO CROSS THE DITCH AT ITS NARROWEST POINT.  CROSSING THE DITCH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR TO SHEAR OFF, SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE POINT THAT IT SLID APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET MORE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE WAY UP THE EMBANKMENT AT THE HIGHWAY.

## 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 CEN11LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA048), Oct 29, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8370L), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a stabilator control cable turnbuckle due to stress corrosion cracking, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N8370L (2)

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

- [Incident 19901120057849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120057849I), Nov 20, 1990: Piper PA32R301T (N8370L), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. On approach to Private strip hit powerline. Made go around and returned to airport.
- [Accident 19830725035279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725035279A), Jul 25, 1983: Piper PA32RT301 (N8370L), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after power loss on takeoff.

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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