42.7325° N, 84.5555° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 5, 1979 · 12:05 local
Place
Lansing, MI
Airport
Capitol City
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6249F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total65 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear failed to extend due to low hydraulic level. Pilot failed to manually extend properly. Gear fail
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO LOW HYDRAULIC LEVEL. PILOT FAILED TO MANUALLY EXTEND PROPERLY. GEAR FAIL