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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T337G · Visalia, CA · August 2, 2005

Date: August 2, 2005
Place: Visalia, CA
Airport: Visalia Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: U8OM
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84C
Reported as: Cessna T337G
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total180 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N84CRegistered now · Cessna T337GS/N P3370115 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna T337G Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 2, 2005 Cessna skymaster CE-377, N84C landed at Visalia Municipal Airport, (vis) Visalia, CA at approximately 1650 PDT with the landing gear in the fully retracted position. The pilot inadvertently failed to extend the landing gear due to distraction of wake turbulence avoidance froma preceding airplane. The weather was clear and no flight plan was filed. No injuries were sustained by anyone as a result of the landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2005 CESSNA SKYMASTER CE-377, N84C LANDED AT VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (VIS) VISALIA, CA AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 PDT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO DISTRACTION OF WAKE TURBULENCE AVOIDANCE FROMA PRECEDING AIRPLANE. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY ANYONE AS A RESULT OF THE LANDING.