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FAA incident report · Cessna T337E · Pullman, WA · June 10, 2016

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Date
June 10, 2016 · 16:30 local
Place
Pullman, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27LK
Reported as
Cessna T337E
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,420 total2,205 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days
N27LKRegistration cancelled May 8, 2020 · Cessna T337ES/N 33701286 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna T337EEngine 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.

The aircraft was being utilized for flight training. During the landing phase the gear handle was moved to the gear down position. Once it was realized that the gear down indication was not illuminated the aircraft departed the pattern and began trouble shooting procedures. All trouble shooting procedures were ineffective. The aircraft was prepared for a gear up emergency landing. The aircraft landed with the nose gear in the down and locked position while the main gear was partially retracted. The rear engine suffered a propeller strike and the airframe suffered minimal damage (main gear doors and antennas). There were no injuries sustained during the incident.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. DURING THE LANDING PHASE THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. ONCE IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE GEAR DOWN INDICATION WAS NOT ILLUMINATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PATTERN AND BEGAN TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES. ALL TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES WERE INEFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARED FOR A GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WHILE THE MAIN GEAR WAS PARTIALLY RETRACTED. THE REAR ENGINE SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND THE AIRFRAME SUFFERED MINIMAL DAMAGE (MAIN GEAR DOORS AND ANTENNAS). THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE INCIDENT.