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FAA incident report · Cessna 337C · San Juan, PR · December 9, 2009

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Date
December 9, 2009 · 16:30 local
Place
San Juan, PR
Airport
Fernando Ribas Dominicci
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2669S
Reported as
Cessna 337C
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N2669SRegistered now · Cessna 337CS/N 337-0969 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 337CEngine 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.

On December 9, 2009, Mr. Rene fernandez, private pilot certificate no. 584583365, departed isla grande airport in his Cessna 337, N2669S, for a pleasure flight with a friend, who is also a pilot. Around 20 minutes later he returned the airport for a landing. After lowering the gear handle he did not get a response from the landing gear lights. After looking the left hand side mirror he noticed the main gear floating back and forth. Mr. Fernandez requested a low approach to confirm with the control tower. They informed him that the gear was half way down. After trying several times the check list emergency procedure for lowering the gear, it remained the same. After that he saw hydraulic fluid in the floor. He then decided to advise the tower of an emergency landing and proceeded to land the aircraft. Over the runway he followed the emergency procedure and landed the airplane in its belly without major incidents. An inspection of the aircraft revealed a broken hydraulic down line from the landing gear assembly.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 9, 2009, MR. RENE FERNANDEZ, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 584583365, DEPARTED ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT IN HIS CESSNA 337, N2669S, FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH A FRIEND, WHO IS ALSO A PILOT.AROUND 20 MINUTES LATER HE RETURNED THE AIRPORT FOR A LANDING. AFTER LOWERING THE GEAR HANDLE HE DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS. AFTER LOOKING THE LEFT HAND SIDE MIRROR HE NOTICED THE MAIN GEAR FLOATING BACK AND FORTH. MR. FERNANDEZ REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH TO CONFIRM WITH THE CONTROL TOWER. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE GEAR WAS HALF WAY DOWN. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES THE CHECK LIST EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR LOWERING THE GEAR, IT REMAINED THE SAME. AFTER THAT HE SAW HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE FLOOR. HE THEN DECIDED TO ADVISE THE TOWER OF AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. OVER THE RUNWAY HE FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN ITS BELLY WITHOUT MAJOR INCIDENTS. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN HYDRAULIC DOWN LINE FROM THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.