Piper PA31-350 N600TS
21 December 1982 · Waterloo, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1982 at about 16:23 local time, a Piper PA31-350 registered N600TS, operated by American Central Airlines, was involved in an incident near Waterloo, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:23
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Waterloo, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterloo Muni (ALO)
- Coordinates
- 42.4897, -92.3504
- Aircraft
- Piper PA31-350
- Registration
- N600TS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Central Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marshfield → Waterloo
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83IA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PRIOR TO LANDING N600TS REPORTEDLY HAD AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. AT LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION HOWEVER THE BEARING ENDS, P/N 452-412, SHOWED EVIDENCE OF OVERLOAD FAILURE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A FAR 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1982 | Piper PA31-350 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Southcentral Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1983 | Piper PA31-350 | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1983 | Piper PA31-310 | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1990 | Piper PA31 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | Bramwell, Steven T | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1990 | Piper PA31-325 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | 18PP, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1991 | Piper PA31-350 | Temple Bar, Arizona, United States | Las Vegas Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1982 | Cessna 140 | Eldora, Iowa, United States | Richard Bechen | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182P | Osceola, Iowa, United States | Peter J. Youngblut | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1982 | Fairchild Hiller FH 1100 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | Jerry LEE Alley | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1982 | Beechcraft M35 | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | Gerald G. Boneson | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 | Hudson, Iowa, United States | Dock Built Homes, Inc. | No injuries | - |