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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T337C · Indian Trail, NC · May 12, 2022

Date: May 12, 2022 · 12:30 local
Place: Indian Trail, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N337B
Reported as: Cessna T337C
Reported engine: Continental IO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,171 total1,771 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N337BRegistered now · Cessna T337CS/N 337-0775 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna T337C Engine 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.

N337B departs 8A7 at 1156 EDT with the intent of landing at keqy. During the flight the rear engine begins to sputter and run rough. The pilot attempts to troubleshoot the problem and during that process, he thought the front engine sputtered. The pilot decides to make a precautionary landing at the nearest airfield (28A).

While concentrating on safely getting the aircraft on the ground, he forgot to extend the landing gear. As the aircraft skidded down the runway, the pilot applied left rudder to slide towards and off the runway. The aircraft skidded approximately 300 ft. before coming to rest on the e side if rnwy 4/22.

All sas activities linked to task id # T-EA68-FY22-1114

As the FAA filed it

N337B DEPARTS 8A7 AT 1156 EDT WITH THE INTENT OF LANDING AT KEQY. DURING THE FLIGHT THE REAR ENGINE BEGINS TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTS TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND DURING THAT PROCESS, HE THOUGHT THE FRONT ENGINE SPUTTERED. THE PILOT DECIDES TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRFIELD (28A).

WHILE CONCENTRATING ON SAFELY GETTING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO SLIDE TOWARDS AND OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE E SIDE IF RNWY 4/22.

ALL SAS ACTIVITIES LINKED TO TASK ID # T-EA68-FY22-1114