FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · St Charles, MO · June 5, 1979
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot unable to extend main gear. Rod end pn S2426-6 had broken, disconnecting the actuator from the gear
PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND MAIN GEAR. ROD END PN S2426-6 HAD BROKEN, DISCONNECTING THE ACTUATOR FROM THE GEAR
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.