Cessna T337G accident near Patuxent River, Maryland, March 22, 2021
On March 22, 2021 at about 8:00 pm local time, a 1977 Cessna T337G, registered N2QD, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Patuxent River, Maryland (Patuxent River Nas/Trapnell Fl airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during approach, which resulted in a gear up landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 22, 2021 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Patuxent River, Maryland · Patuxent River Nas/Trapnell Fl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T337G, built 1977 · all T337Gs on the register
- Registration
- N2QD · registry record · serial P3370277
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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the runway for landing, and it wasn’t until the airplane touched down on the runway that he realized the landing gear was retracted.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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing defining event
The NTSB's findings
- 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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,971 hours in all; 411 in this make and model; 58 in the last 90 days; 58 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: September 20, 2020
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Flight Engineer
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,396.8 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 25, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 4,900 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental TSIO-360C (piston); 599 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental TSIO-360CB (piston); 989 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2W6 Leonardtown MD at 7:48 pm
- Runway 06/2, 11,799 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.26 inHg
- Observation at 4:13 pm from NHK, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): SPECI KNHK 222013Z 03008KT 10SM FEW050 18/07 A3026 RMK AO2 T01780067 $=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA21LA221.