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FAA incident report · Cessna T337B · Tuscaloosa, AL · January 26, 2000

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Date
January 26, 2000 · 20:10 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport
Tuscaloosa Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2310S
Reported as
Cessna T337B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total600 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N2310SRegistered now · Cessna T337BS/N 337-0610Airframe modelCessna T337BEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Dr. Pernia reportedly departed west point, ms (M83) at approximately 1830 on January 26, 2000, for a direct (VFR) flight to Tuscaloosa, AL (tcl). He reportedly requested and received flight following from columbus, ms approach until he made contact with tcl approximately twenty (20) nautical miles west of the airport. During this time he reported his position and was cleared to land on runway 4. He cancelled the landing after noticing the gear down light had not illuminated after the gear handle was selected for gear down and the gear had ample time to cycle to the down position. Dr. Pernia received verbal confirmatipon from the tcl tower, after several fly-byes, that the nose landing appeared to be down, but the mains were not. He finally elected to land, gear-up, after numerous unsuccessful attempts to manually lower the main gear. As of 3-15-2000, the gear was cycles @ fifty (50) times with at least one failure of the mains. We are now evaluating ferrying the aircraft to a Cessna service center for further troubleshooting.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DR. PERNIA REPORTEDLY DEPARTED WEST POINT, MS (M83) AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 ON JANUARY 26, 2000, FOR A DIRECT (VFR) FLIGHT TO TUSCALOOSA, AL (TCL). HE REPORTEDLY REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM COLUMBUS, MS APPROACH UNTIL HE MADE CONTACT WITH TCL APPROXIMATELY TWENTY (20) NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THIS TIME HE REPORTED HIS POSITION AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4. HE CANCELLED THE LANDING AFTER NOTICING THE GEAR DOWN LIGHT HAD NOT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED FOR GEAR DOWN AND THE GEAR HAD AMPLE TIME TO CYCLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. DR. PERNIA RECEIVED VERBAL CONFIRMATIPON FROM THE TCL TOWER, AFTER SEVERAL FLY-BYES, THAT THE NOSE LANDING APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT THE MAINS WERE NOT. HE FINALLY ELECTED TO LAND, GEAR-UP, AFTER NUMEROUS UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO MANUALLY LOWER THE MAIN GEAR. AS OF 3-15-2000, THE GEAR WAS CYCLES @ FIFTY (50) TIMES WITH AT LEAST ONE FAILURE OF THE MAINS. WE ARE NOW EVALUATING FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT TO A CESSNA SERVICE CENTER FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING.