Cessna 337G N3273D

Summary

On 13 July 2000 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 337G registered N3273D, operated by US Dept of Interior, was involved in an accident near Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 2000 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Battle Mountain (BAM)

Coordinates

40.4700, -117.0302

Aircraft

Cessna 337G

Registration

N3273D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

US Dept of Interior

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boise → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX00TA263

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear, and his failure to follow the published before landing checklist concerning extension of the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane landed gear up. The pilot did not verify that the landing gear handle was in the down position, or that the landing gear light was illuminated with a green light. He also did not check the mirror located on the airplane to verify that the landing gear was in the extended position. The pilot also stated that he did not follow a mental or printed checklist during the landing sequence of the approach. He had flown the airplane earlier that day with no discrepancies noted with the landing gear system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.