# Incident 19791201048429I: Cessna 177RG, Tomball, TX, December 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2740V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2740V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791201048429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR FOR LANDING. HYDRAULIC LINE PN 208011728 BROKEN, LEAKING AT GEAR UP LINE TO ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N2740V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790319013799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319013799A), Mar 19, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2740V), League City, TX, Substantial damage. Struck fence post on takeoff from farm field. Damaged tail. Made emergency landing at airport. Ran off runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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