- Date
- November 28, 1983, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Waterloo, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N600TSPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831128059089A
- Case key
- 33598
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff for an FAA part 135 check ride, the aircrew were unable to get a positive up indication for the landing gear. The gear was recycled & then the left main gear would not get a down & locked indication. Repeated attempts to extend the left main gear were to no avail. After the fuel load was reduced, a wheels up landing was made. An investigation revealed a mechanical malfunction in the gear extension/retraction system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N600TS
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7305047
- Airframe hours
- 10,238
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- American Central Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983 · 112 hours before
- Departed
- DBQ · Dubuque, IA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ALO · Waterloo Municipal, runway 18, 5,401 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,505 total · 815 in this make and model · 4,240 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALO, 90 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N600TS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.