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FAA incident report · Cessna T337G · Fairfield, NJ · May 25, 2006

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Date
May 25, 2006 · 17:57 local
Place
Fairfield, NJ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8CS
Reported as
Cessna T337G
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N8CSRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2018 · Cessna T337GS/N P3370103 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna T337GEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Subject airman was enroute from knoxville, TN (ktys) to caldwell, NJ (kcdw) flying subject aircraft. Airman stated that as he passed approximately over allentown airport (kabe), allentown, PA, the aircraft's front engine started running rough. When he checked his instruments, he noted that the front engine oil pressure gauge read zero. He shut down the front engine. He assessed the flying qualities of the aircraft and elected to continue on to his destination on the rear engine only. When he contacted kcdw tower, he noticed that his radios were weak and making static. When he selected gear down in preparation for landing, the landing gear failed to extend. He then noted that the ship's battery seemed to be dead and the rear alternator was not charging the system. He utilized the hand pump to extend the landing gear. He then landed on rwy 22 at kcdw without further incident. Inspection of the front engine revealed a failed push rod shroud seal that allowed the majority of the engine oil to leak overboard. Inspection of the rear alternator revealed that the drive clutch had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SUBJECT AIRMAN WAS ENROUTE FROM KNOXVILLE, TN (KTYS) TO CALDWELL, NJ (KCDW) FLYING SUBJECT AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN STATED THAT AS HE PASSED APPROXIMATELY OVER ALLENTOWN AIRPORT (KABE), ALLENTOWN, PA, THE AIRCRAFT'S FRONT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. WHEN HE CHECKED HIS INSTRUMENTS, HE NOTED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READ ZERO. HE SHUT DOWN THE FRONT ENGINE. HE ASSESSED THE FLYING QUALITIES OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO HIS DESTINATION ON THE REAR ENGINE ONLY. WHEN HE CONTACTED KCDW TOWER, HE NOTICED THAT HIS RADIOS WERE WEAK AND MAKING STATIC. WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. HE THEN NOTED THAT THE SHIP'S BATTERY SEEMED TO BE DEAD AND THE REAR ALTERNATOR WAS NOT CHARGING THE SYSTEM. HE UTILIZED THE HAND PUMP TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HE THEN LANDED ON RWY 22 AT KCDW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT ENGINE REVEALED A FAILED PUSH ROD SHROUD SEAL THAT ALLOWED THE MAJORITY OF THE ENGINE OIL TO LEAK OVERBOARD. INSPECTION OF THE REAR ALTERNATOR REVEALED THAT THE DRIVE CLUTCH HAD FAILED.

Other reports on N8CS · 1

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