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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ERA21LA221

2021-03-22 Patuxent River, Maryland, United States Airport · NHK None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2QD

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T337G

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19770329

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A18EB3

Registrant of record

SPECTRAQ

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during approach, which resulted in a gear up landing.

Factual narrative

At the conclusion of the flight the pilot approached the runway for landing, and it wasn’t until the airplane touched down on the runway that he realized the landing gear was retracted. The airplane’s fuselage was substantially damaged. A post-accident test of the airplane’s landing gear system revealed that the landing position gear warning horn, landing gear position indicator lights, and landing gear operated without anomalies. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Gear extension and retract sys-Not used/operated
  • Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_ERA21LA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.