# Accident 20241224021159A: Cessna 337G, Athens, GA, December 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2024, 17:00 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9486° N, 83.3259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATHENS/BEN EPPS (AHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9486&lon=-83.3259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N868MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337G (registry code 2075730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241224021159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE RETRACTION PROCESS STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH ITS CYCLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY RETRACT THE GEAR BUT THE GEAR DID NOT MOVE. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE NOSE GEAR DID LOCK AND PREVENTED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PROPELLER. UPON COMPLETING A GEAR SWING TEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER RUPTURED, CAUSING A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND FAILURE OF THE GEAR ACTUATING SYSTEM. UPON LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR WERE PARTIALLY RETRACTED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND MAIN GEAR DOORS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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