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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 337H · Springfield, IL · March 28, 2000

Date: March 28, 2000 · 15:46 local
Place: Springfield, IL
Airport: Capital Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1244S
Reported as: Cessna 337H
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total50 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N1244SRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2015 · Cessna 337HS/N 33701892 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 337H 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.

(-23)N1244S, a CE-337, enroute form kpis to kspi in visual meteorological conditions, was being vectored by the Springfield ATC for a landing on runway 31 at kspi. Upon placing the landing gear handle to the down position in preparation for landing, the pilot-in-command was unable to obtain a green light indication in the cockpit verifying that the landing gear had extended. The pilot-in-command declared an emergency with the Springfield ATC and elected to continue to circle the aircraft while he extended the landing gear manually, as per the aircraft checklist . The landing gear extended, as verified by visual inspection, and the green indicator light in the cockpit, and the pilot-in-commanf continued his landing approach. The aircraft landed on the runway without further incident. This incident is being colsed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)N1244S, A CE-337, ENROUTE FORM KPIS TO KSPI IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WAS BEING VECTORED BY THE SPRINGFIELD ATC FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT KSPI. UPON PLACING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A GREEN LIGHT INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT VERIFYING THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE SPRINGFIELD ATC AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO CIRCLE THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY, AS PER THE AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST . THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, AS VERIFIED BY VISUAL INSPECTION, AND THE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE COCKPIT, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMANF CONTINUED HIS LANDING APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS BEING COLSED WITH THIS REPORT.