# NTSB CHI96LA042: Cessna T337G, N6CX, Pontiac, MI, November 26, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 26, 1995, 16:18 local (21:18 UTC)
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Coordinates: 42.639514, -83.28099 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6395&lon=-83.2810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10161/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA042

## Probable cause

the pilot's improper level-off and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID HE TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 9L AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED HARD DURING LANDING, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Factual narrative

On November 26, 1995 at 1618 eastern standard time (est), a Cessna T337G, N6CX,  piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when the nose gear collapsed during landing.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan.  The pilot reported no injuries.  The flight departed from the Oakland Airport, at Pontiac, Michigan, exact time unknown.

A telephone interview with the pilot was conducted by the investigator in charge on December 1, 1995.  The pilot stated that the airplane had not been flown in three weeks.  The pilot said he took off on runway 9L and was landing on runway 9R at the Oakland Airport.  The pilot said the airplane bounced hard during landing, and the nose gear collapsed.  The pilot said that the landing gear was never retracted during the traffic pattern.

N6CX's front propeller and firewall were bent.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6CX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6CX), registered now, S/N P3370076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P3370076
- Airframe hours: 2337
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ellsworth Russell  Lyon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 4, 1995, 65 hours before
- Airport: PTK, Oakland - Pontiac, runway 9R, 6,200 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 78; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,338 total, 450 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PTK

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19951126045369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126045369A), Nov 26, 1995: Cessna T337G, Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Bounced on hard landing. Collapsed nose gear. (-23) landing on rwy 9 right nose gear collapsed without warning. No injuries.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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