# Incident 19781021029439I: Cessna 337, Wausau, WI, October 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Central Wisconsin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7778° N, 89.6659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTRAL WISCONSIN (CWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7778&lon=-89.6659&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5CF-2023-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 4 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/19781021029439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WITH 4 HOURS IN TYPE INTENDED TO RETRACT FLAPS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, LIFTED THE WRONG SWITCH.

## Other reports on N5CF (1)

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

- [Incident 19781223021089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021089I), Dec 23, 1978: Cessna 337G (N5CF), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the gear. The electric motor drive shaft was sheared, the system was low on fluid.

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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