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FAA incident report · Cessna 337A · Sparta, TN · June 17, 2017

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Date
June 17, 2017 · 14:17 local
Place
Sparta, TN
Airport
Upper Cumberland Regional Airp
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6297F
Reported as
Cessna 337A
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
4,200 total2,200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N6297FRegistered now · Cessna 337AS/N 337-0297Airframe modelCessna 337AEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Two pilots were onboard, owner and friend, which also owns a CE-337.

The registered owner was flying the aircraft. (Signed off for solo flight in CE-337)

The only qualified person onboard was the pilot rated passenger and has owned the same type of aircraft for several years and is also a CFI for single engine.

The owner was actually flying the aircraft getting ready for his scheduled check ride (in type) in a couple of days.

The pilot rated passenger is a CFI but not for this type of aircraft but he is current in this type of aircraft.

They both attended a FAA fastteam seminar approximately two hours before this gear up landing.

Both pilots were interviewed and were understanding of the situation. They have been friends for numerous years, ie.. Same aircraft was bought by the owern because the passenger owned one.

The pilot rated passenger was the PIC for this flight but did not touch the controls. He stated "they" were doing touch and goes and the landing gear did not have enough time to cycle down and lock.

Damaged consisted of skid marks on the belly pod and rear propeller made contact with runway.

As the FAA filed it

TWO PILOTS WERE ONBOARD, OWNER AND FRIEND, WHICH ALSO OWNS A CE-337.

THE REGISTERED OWNER WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. (SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN CE-337)

THE ONLY QUALIFIED PERSON ONBOARD WAS THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER AND HAS OWNED THE SAME TYPE OF AIRCRAFT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS ALSO A CFI FOR SINGLE ENGINE.

THE OWNER WAS ACTUALLY FLYING THE AIRCRAFT GETTING READY FOR HIS SCHEDULED CHECK RIDE (IN TYPE) IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER IS A CFI BUT NOT FOR THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT BUT HE IS CURRENT IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

THEY BOTH ATTENDED A FAA FASTTEAM SEMINAR APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS BEFORE THIS GEAR UP LANDING.

BOTH PILOTS WERE INTERVIEWED AND WERE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION. THEY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR NUMEROUS YEARS, IE.. SAME AIRCRAFT WAS BOUGHT BY THE OWERN BECAUSE THE PASSENGER OWNED ONE.

THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WAS THE PIC FOR THIS FLIGHT BUT DID NOT TOUCH THE CONTROLS. HE STATED "THEY" WERE DOING TOUCH AND GOES AND THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CYCLE DOWN AND LOCK.

DAMAGED CONSISTED OF SKID MARKS ON THE BELLY POD AND REAR PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY.