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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 337G · Columbus, OH · April 6, 1997

Date: April 6, 1997 · 11:45 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Ohio State University
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3KD
Reported as: Cessna 337G
Reported engine: Continental IO360A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,139 total950 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3KDRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2006 · Cessna 337GS/N 33701523 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 337G Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated that he departed osu at approximately 10:45 for a local flight. After a low approach at lck, he was unable to retract gear, nose and right gear was down and left gear was partially extended. They took 45 minutes attempting to get left gear down, going through emergency procedures several times but was unsuccessful. Made two low passes by osu tower, and consulted with osu chief of maintenance by radio. Landed on rwy 23 at osu, and after left gear collapsed, aircraft skidded off runway causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED OSU AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER A LOW APPROACH AT LCK, HE WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT GEAR, NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LEFT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THEY TOOK 45 MINUTES ATTEMPTING TO GET LEFT GEAR DOWN, GOING THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. MADE TWO LOW PASSES BY OSU TOWER, AND CONSULTED WITH OSU CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE BY RADIO. LANDED ON RWY 23 AT OSU, AND AFTER LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.