# Incident 19800515043209I: Cessna 337C, Columbia, SC, May 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1980, 21:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2479S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2479S-2002-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337C (registry code 2075712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 50 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/19800515043209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N2479S (1)

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

- [Accident 20010518010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010518010919A), May 18, 2001: Cessna 337C (N2479S), Laupahoehoe, HI, No damage. (-23)Pilot reported losing power in both engines 27 n.m. nw of hilo, HI., with surging just prior to failure. Pilot and passengers reported pilot attempted to…

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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