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FAA incident report · Cessna T337G · Seattle, WA · January 22, 2009

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Date
January 22, 2009 · 16:40 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field/King County International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1ZK
Reported as
Cessna T337G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N1ZKRegistered now · Cessna T337GS/N P3370268Airframe modelCessna T337G

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What happened

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On 01/22/2009, at approximately 4:40 PST, Cessna 337 aircraft, N1ZK, landed on runway 13R on Boeing Field/King County International (kbfi) with the main landing gear not fully extended and locked down. During an ILS approach the pilot in command selected the landing gear down at the final approach fix. He heard the landing gear power pack running but did not observe a main gear down and locked indication. The nose gear indicated down and locked, however, the power pack continued to run with an unsafe main gear indication. He pulled the power pack circuit breaker to shut off the pump. Circling west of the airport, he attempted unsuccessfully for twenty minutes to pump the main landing gear down. The pilot executed a gear unsafe landing on the runway, shutting down both engines when the runway was assured. The nose gear remained extended during the landing with the aircraft coming to rest on the nose gear, the lower rear fuselage, and the collapsed main landing gear. There were no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear doors, the lower after fuselage, and one blade of the rear propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/22/2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:40 PST, CESSNA 337 AIRCRAFT, N1ZK, LANDED ON RUNWAY 13R ON BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (KBFI) WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN. DURING AN ILS APPROACH THE PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. HE HEARD THE LANDING GEAR POWER PACK RUNNING BUT DID NOT OBSERVE A MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, HOWEVER, THE POWER PACK CONTINUED TO RUN WITH AN UNSAFE MAIN GEAR INDICATION. HE PULLED THE POWER PACK CIRCUIT BREAKER TO SHUT OFF THE PUMP. CIRCLING WEST OF THE AIRPORT, HE ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR TWENTY MINUTES TO PUMP THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GEAR UNSAFE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY, SHUTTING DOWN BOTH ENGINES WHEN THE RUNWAY WAS ASSURED. THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED DURING THE LANDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE GEAR, THE LOWER REAR FUSELAGE, AND THE COLLAPSED MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS, THE LOWER AFTER FUSELAGE, AND ONE BLADE OF THE REAR PROPELLER.