# Incident 19780917019349I: Cessna 337, Chicago, IL, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978, 17:26 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2238X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2238X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337 (registry code 2075702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,350 total, 255 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING. GEAR WARNING HORN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED.

## Other reports on N2238X (1)

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

- [Incident 20040706023649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040706023649I), Jul 6, 2004: Cessna 337 (N2238X), Jacksonville, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On July 7, 2004 a Cessna 337 owned and operated by bobby ray bivens of Jacksonville, Texas, sustained minor damage when the forward engine lost power.…

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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