ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382837
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1982 |
| Time: | 11:23 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | American Central Airlines |
| Registration: | N600TS |
| MSN: | 31-7305047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8482 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Waterloo, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Marshfield, WI (C ) |
| Waterloo, IA (C ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC83IA042
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| 28 November 1983 | N600TS | American Central Airlines | 0 | Waterloo, IA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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