ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380421
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| Date: | Monday 28 November 1983 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | American Central Airlines |
| Registration: | N600TS |
| MSN: | 31-7305047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10238 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterloo, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dubuque, IA (KDBQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC84LA031
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 December 1982 | N600TS | American Central Airlines | 0 | Waterloo, IA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 16:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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