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FAA incident report · Cessna 337G · Bangor, ME · December 18, 2009

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Date
December 18, 2009 · 21:42 local
Place
Bangor, ME
Airport
Bangor
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N728AS
Reported as
Cessna 337G
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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This office was notitied by new england area operations center that: N728AS, C337, upon landing Bangor me runway 33, right main gear collapsed at 2142 EST, 12/18/09. No injuries topilot-sole peerson on board. Damage to be determined. Update: runawy closed from 2142 to 2317 EST. Minor impact to traffic-1 aircraft in holding pattern for 15 minutes and 2 aircraft diverted. Aircraft towed to fbo-telford aviation. Upon further investigation it was discovered that on approach to Bangor Maine, the pilot noticed that he did not have gear down and lock light. Pilot observed that right main gear was not down. He attempted to pump gear down by hand and was unseccessful. The pilot then contaceted the tower and made several passes for visual assessment. After approximately twenty minutesd of contact with the tower, pilot reqested emergency vehicles to standby and made the landing. Fluid level in power pack was found to be full, operational check good. Right main gear dowwr has benn ground away, damage to multi-band atenna, damage to righ hand stabilizer fairing and bottom of stabilizer. Trailing edge of righ tip tank has been ground away about 2 inches in diameter.

As the FAA filed it

THIS OFFICE WAS NOTITIED BY NEW ENGLAND AREA OPERATIONS CENTER THAT: N728AS, C337, UPON LANDING BANGOR ME RUNWAY 33, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT 2142 EST, 12/18/09. NO INJURIES TOPILOT-SOLE PEERSON ON BOARD. DAMAGE TO BE DETERMINED. UPDATE: RUNAWY CLOSED FROM 2142 TO 2317 EST. MINOR IMPACT TO TRAFFIC-1 AIRCRAFT IN HOLDING PATTERN FOR 15 MINUTES AND 2 AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO FBO-TELFORD AVIATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ON APPROACH TO BANGOR MAINE, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT. PILOT OBSERVED THAT RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP GEAR DOWN BY HAND AND WAS UNSECCESSFUL. THE PILOT THEN CONTACETED THE TOWER AND MADE SEVERAL PASSES FOR VISUAL ASSESSMENT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTESD OF CONTACT WITH THE TOWER, PILOT REQESTED EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO STANDBY AND MADE THE LANDING. FLUID LEVEL IN POWER PACK WAS FOUND TO BE FULL, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWWR HAS BENN GROUND AWAY, DAMAGE TO MULTI-BAND ATENNA, DAMAGE TO RIGH HAND STABILIZER FAIRING AND BOTTOM OF STABILIZER. TRAILING EDGE OF RIGH TIP TANK HAS BEEN GROUND AWAY ABOUT 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER.