# Accident 19981109039489A: Cessna 337C, New Hudson, MI, November 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1998
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Airport: New Hudson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5006° N, 83.6094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5006&lon=-83.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2655S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2655S-2000-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337C (registry code 2075712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981109039489A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON NOVEMBER 9, 1998, AT 1215 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 337C, N2655S, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE RATED STUDENT AND A COMMERCIAL RATED INSTRUCTOR PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 (3,128'X 40' DRY/ASPHALT), NEAR NEW HUDSON, MICHIGAN. THE STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, WHILE THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN, ABOUT 1200.                                                                      (-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.   DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.  AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA031), Nov 9, 1998: Cessna 337C (N2655S), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot's not maintaining control of the airplane. A factor was the landing gear doors extended.

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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