19971021044089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 337 · Leonardtown, MD · October 21, 1997

Date: October 21, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place: Leonardtown, MD
Airport: St Marys County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1821M
Reported as: Cessna 337
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,005 total43 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N1821MRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 2012 · Cessna 337FS/N 33701421 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 337F Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on October 21, 1997, at 1630 CDT, MS. Erika giggey was acting as pilot in command, while giving flight instruction and conducting a test flight in a CE-337, N1821M, operating under FAR part 91 at st. mary's county airport (2W6). The aircraft landed on runway 29 during a simulated no flap landing with the landing gear retracted, causing minor damage to rear belly skin and propellers. Post flight inspection revealed no mechanical malfunction, but it was noted that the gear horn was set at an incorrect setting. PIC stated the gear horn did not activate.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 21, 1997, AT 1630 CDT, MS. ERIKA GIGGEY WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND, WHILE GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND CONDUCTING A TEST FLIGHT IN A CE-337, N1821M, OPERATING UNDER FAR PART 91 AT ST. MARY'S COUNTY AIRPORT (2W6). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 29 DURING A SIMULATED NO FLAP LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BELLY SKIN AND PROPELLERS. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, BUT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE GEAR HORN WAS SET AT AN INCORRECT SETTING. PIC STATED THE GEAR HORN DID NOT ACTIVATE.