Cessna 337 Skymaster?

[VintageDirt]

Any of you guys know anything about these planes?

There is a guy circleing Albuquerque right now in Skymaster. And get this, his nose gear is stuck. The Ch 7 news helicopter has been following him for about an hour now.

Any minute now he is going to try to land.:scream:

 

[VintageDirt]

He's on final approach...

 

[VintageDirt]

He made it!

Came in with the front engine off, touched down as gently as possible, then dropped the nose on the runway.

 

[n8MX]

Good to know he made it. I'm not a pilot (just interested in aviation), but it sounds like a decent sized plane (bigger than a 206 I guess). I'd hate to have to try that, but it could be a lot worse (like the other gear not dropping either!).

 

[dell30rb]

My dad (who is a pilot) says that the skymaster's are death traps!

They were designed to be the safest planes around...but somehow they boast the most fatal accdients for per hours flown:think

 

[danno.rm47]

the skymaster is a push/pull plane.[2 engines 2 props.]front and rear. they are generally very safe planes to fly,espesialy in bad weather.as with any mechanical machine,maintinance is fundimental.they must not have done a thourough preflight.glad he set down ok

 

[Jamir]

here is a pic

 

[VintageDirt]

Wednesday, March 27, 2002

Pilot Pulls Off Emergency Landing

By Katie Burford
Journal Staff Writer

A pilot spent an anxious 1 1/2 hours Tuesday circling the Albuquerque International Sunport after his landing gear failed to fully engage.
The problem was discovered about 6:30 p.m. Shortly before 8 p.m., the man, whose name was not immediately available, made the decision to land the Cessna Skymaster 337 despite the front tire remaining stubbornly tucked in the plane's nose, airport spokeswoman Maggie Santiago said.
With emergency crews looking on, the pilot shut off the front engine and managed to land the six-passenger plane, bringing the nose down at the last possible moment. It skidded briefly along the Tarmac and then came to a halt. The pilot was not injured and walked away from the white-knuckle landing without a scratch, Santiago said.
"He did an incredible job," she said.
The ordeal started when the pilot learned the front wheel had not dropped. He did a fly-by of the control tower, which confirmed that the front wheel was not down. He repeatedly tried engaging it while circling over the Manzano Mountains. When all options had been tried, he made the decision to land, although he still had ample fuel.
Air traffic controllers diverted the pilot to a runway not used for commercial traffic, Santiago said. The equipment failure did not cause any delays in air traffic.
An air-traffic controller who said he spoke to the man shortly before the landing described the pilot as "calm, very professional."
Santiago did not know where the flight had originated.
The cause of the failure was not known Tuesday night. Officials with the Albuquerque-based Flight Standards District Office of the Federal Aviation Administration were at the scene investigating.

 

[longtime]

Those landings aren't so bad. The side gear is more problematic.

 

[wayneo426]

Originally posted by LongTime
Those landings aren't so bad. The side gear is more problematic.

Yes, MUCH more problematic!!! :scream:

 

[ktmboy]

Back in my high school days my best friends dad would always take us flying in different aircraft. He was an instructor, so he had access to several planes.
Two weeks after we had gone up in a Piper Cherokee he had borrowed, he had to make a gear up landing in the same plane! I'm glad I wasn't there.
These type of landings are definately not routine, but are very survivable with a good pilot.