# Incident 19940726031589I: Cessna 177RG, Aiken, SC, July 26, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Aiken Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6494° N, 81.6850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIKEN RGNL (AIK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6494&lon=-81.6850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726031589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT HEARD A "POP" AND NOTICED AN ODOR OF OIL. NOTED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION AND HEARD HYDRO PUMP RUNNING. MAINGEAR WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED "UP" HOSE FAILED AT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR END. HOSE APPEARED TO BE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THIS WOULD MAKE HOSE NEARLY 20 YEARS OLD. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION DEEMED NECESSARY.

## Other reports on N2581V (2)

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

- [Incident 19970619020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619020669I), Jun 19, 1997: Cessna 177RG (N2581V), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. Drying land at airport unable extend nose gear. Elected return to base ocf. Landed gear up on grass. Actuator failed
- [Accident 19800707028369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707028369A), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2581V), Sinaloa, Mexico, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route due to a low fuel condition and contaminated fuel purchased in Mexico.

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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