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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T337C · Fairbanks, AK · March 9, 1997

Date: March 9, 1997 · 19:09 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N922EJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC97LA033
Reported as: Cessna T337C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,101 total258 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N922EJRegistration cancelled Dec 17, 2021 · Cessna T337CS/N 337-0944 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna T337C Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.4) The pilot departed on a local flight at night, but discovered the landing gear handle did not return to the neutral position within the normal time. The `gear up' annunciator light did not illuminate. A pass near the airport tower confirmed the nose gear appeared down, the main landing gear doors were open, and the gear appeared not to be positioned normally. The pilot attempted to use the emergency hydraulic gear pump, but the pump handle broke off as he was attempting to activate the pump. The pilot contacted his maintenance provider, who recommended several options and methods to get the main gear to lock down. These were unsuccessful, and the pilot elected to land on a snow covered ski strip. The lower portion of the right vertical stabilizer and right rudder received damage when the airplane touched downin a nose high attitude. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed a leaking seal in a gear actuator.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AT NIGHT, BUT DISCOVERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHIN THE NORMAL TIME. THE `GEAR UP' ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A PASS NEAR THE AIRPORT TOWER CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED DOWN, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN, AND THE GEAR APPEARED NOT TO BE POSITIONED NORMALLY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC GEAR PUMP, BUT THE PUMP HANDLE BROKE OFF AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE PUMP. THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS MAINTENANCE PROVIDER, WHO RECOMMENDED SEVERAL OPTIONS AND METHODS TO GET THE MAIN GEAR TO LOCK DOWN. THESE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A SNOW COVERED SKI STRIP. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT RUDDER RECEIVED DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWNIN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED A LEAKING SEAL IN A GEAR ACTUATOR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC97LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKa leaking landing gear actuator seal, which resulted in an inability of the landing gear to lock in the down position. Failure of the emergency gear extension handle was a related factor.Mar 9, 1997 · Substantial damage

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