# Incident 19890831048659I: Cessna 337G, Chicago, IL, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 11:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5349° N, 87.5295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANSING MUNI (IGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5349&lon=-87.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53661-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 525 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831048659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED. STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC.

## Other reports on N53661 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080706840999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706840999A), Jul 6, 2008: Cessna 337G (N53661), Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft had been parked outside in rainy weather for three days prior to the flight. The pilot stated that as part of his preflight inspection he…

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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