# Incident 19810111006029I: Cessna 337G, Sarasota, FL, January 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1981, 15:34 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72403, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 25 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/19810111006029I

## Narrative

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

ZD GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.RETAINER CLIP 158700182 BECAME FREE ON LEFT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR RELEASING PARTS AND FLUID.

## Other reports on N72403 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800523053189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523053189I), May 23, 1980: Cessna 337G (N72403), Liberal, KS, Minor damage. Gear would not extend, gear up landing made. Found faulty gear door actuator which allowed loss of 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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