NTSB CHI96LA042 — 1995-11-26 · PONTIAC, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N6CX

Make / Model: CESSNA T337G
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A7C2D5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6CX Cessna T337G None

Probable cause & findings

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

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. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1995_CHI96LA042.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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