# Incident 19980211005709I: Cessna T337G, Fresno, CA, February 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1998, 09:01 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7766° N, 119.7188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO YOSEMITE INTL (FAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7766&lon=-119.7188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980211005709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND BY NORMAL MEANS OR USING EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO BE LOW ON FLUID. WHEN FLUID WAS ADDED, LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN PER EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURES. CHECKING HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL IS NOT LISTED IN NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT CHECK LIST. HOWEVER, IS DISCUSSED IN EXPANDED PROCEDURES SECTION OF PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC FLUID WILL BE DETERMINED DURING THE REPAIRS TO AIRCRAFT. NO DETERMINATION MADE AS OF THIS DATE (3-4-98). FOLLOW-UP OF CAUSE WILL BE BY FRESNO FSDO A/W INSPECTOR LEWIS L. BROWN, WHO HAS MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH REPAIR FACILITY.

## Other reports on N4PF (1)

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

- [Incident 20020111007239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020111007239I), Jan 11, 2002: Cessna T337G (N4PF), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) All efforts to lower main landing gear at slc int'l. failed. (Nose gear extended) minor damage to the aircraft. No injuries to pilot or passenger.

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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