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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 337E · Atlanta, GA · May 29, 2018

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Date
May 29, 2018 · 13:45 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N86507
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA18LA176
Reported as
Cessna 337E
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,087 total387 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N86507Registration cancelled Apr 5, 2021 · Cessna 337ES/N 33701212Airframe modelCessna 337EEngine 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.

Pilot approached airport from south east, tower gave instructions to do left base to runway 21L. On final approach pilot followed through landing procedures and noticed gear was not working, pilot then declared emergency with tower. Pilot requested permission to travel north of the airport where he performed figure eights for close to 45 minutes. Passenger assisted pilot while he circled. Pilot checked fuses and recycled gear numerous times. The emergency pump was completely dead, pilot tried over 500 to 1000 times to pump it down unsuccessfully. Pilot was able to look underneath forward console panel where the pump is located and noticed a large puddle of red hydraulic fluid. At this time the pilot concluded that he was going to do a gear up landing. Pilot then contacted the tower and proceeded to do a gear up landing on runway 21R between 1:30 p.m. and 2 o'clock local time pilot did a full shutdown before he touched down, electrical and fuel tanks off; aircraft came to a stop safely. No fire, no injuries to anyone onboard.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPROACHED AIRPORT FROM SOUTH EAST, TOWER GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO DO LEFT BASE TO RUNWAY 21L. ON FINAL APPROACH PILOT FOLLOWED THROUGH LANDING PROCEDURES AND NOTICED GEAR WAS NOT WORKING, PILOT THEN DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH TOWER. PILOT REQUESTED PERMISSION TO TRAVEL NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WHERE HE PERFORMED FIGURE EIGHTS FOR CLOSE TO 45 MINUTES. PASSENGER ASSISTED PILOT WHILE HE CIRCLED. PILOT CHECKED FUSES AND RECYCLED GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES. THE EMERGENCY PUMP WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, PILOT TRIED OVER 500 TO 1000 TIMES TO PUMP IT DOWN UNSUCCESSFULLY. PILOT WAS ABLE TO LOOK UNDERNEATH FORWARD CONSOLE PANEL WHERE THE PUMP IS LOCATED AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF RED HYDRAULIC FLUID. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT CONCLUDED THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO A GEAR UP LANDING. PILOT THEN CONTACTED THE TOWER AND PROCEEDED TO DO A GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 21R BETWEEN 1:30 P.M. AND 2 O'CLOCK LOCAL TIME PILOT DID A FULL SHUTDOWN BEFORE HE TOUCHED DOWN, ELECTRICAL AND FUEL TANKS OFF; AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP SAFELY. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA18LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlanta, GAAn area of pitting and corrosion on the surface of the aluminum hydraulic line connecting the emergency handle/pump to the electric hydraulic pump, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic pressure and the pilot’s inability to extend the landing gear.May 29, 2018 · Substantial damage