Narrative:

Gear up landing as a result of gear failure. Gear was determined to be a problem when departing airport; gear handle moved to up position; gear failed to retract; gear lights indicated gear in transit. Poh was referred to for gear failing to retract; to no avail. Poh was referred to for manual gear extension; procedure followed; to no avail. Other aircraft in the area confirmed that the main gear was 'in trail'; neither up nor down; and that it appeared the nose gear was down. After attempting the manual gear extension procedure numerous times; and maneuvering the aircraft in an attempt to extend the gear; it was determined that the gear could not be extended. Tower was notified of the problem; and a gear up landing was briefed as per poh. Successful landing was made. Aircraft sustained minimal damage; both pilots were unharmed. Preflight action on the part of both pilots indicated no visible issues with the gear system prior to flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cessna 337 made a safe landing when the landing gear failed to retract after takeoff and could not be cycled to the down and locked condition.

Narrative: Gear up landing as a result of gear failure. Gear was determined to be a problem when departing airport; gear handle moved to up position; gear failed to retract; gear lights indicated gear in transit. POH was referred to for gear failing to retract; to no avail. POH was referred to for manual gear extension; procedure followed; to no avail. Other aircraft in the area confirmed that the main gear was 'in trail'; neither up nor down; and that it appeared the nose gear was down. After attempting the manual gear extension procedure numerous times; and maneuvering the aircraft in an attempt to extend the gear; it was determined that the gear could not be extended. Tower was notified of the problem; and a gear up landing was briefed as per POH. Successful landing was made. Aircraft sustained minimal damage; both pilots were unharmed. Preflight action on the part of both pilots indicated no visible issues with the gear system prior to flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.