# Accident 19970309026979A: Cessna T337C, Fairbanks, AK, March 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1997, 19:09 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8103° N, 147.7196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8103&lon=-147.7196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922EJ-2021-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337C (registry code 2075714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,101 total, 258 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970309026979A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA033), Mar 9, 1997: Cessna 337T (N922EJ), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: a 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.

## Other reports on N922EJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20190309009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190309009129A), Mar 9, 2019: Cessna T337C (N922EJ), Hallsville, TX, Destroyed, 4 fatal. N922EJ departed lancaster airport (lnc), lancaster, Texas on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at approximately 9:30AM local time. The flight departed VFR to the east 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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