# Incident 20220512007009I: Cessna T337C, Indian Trail, NC, May 12, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2022, 12:30 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0690° N, 80.6518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Trail, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0690&lon=-80.6518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337C (registry code 2075714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,171 total, 1,771 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220512007009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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