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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Chicago, IL · June 18, 1995

Date
June 18, 1995 · 13:48 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7637V
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total38 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: prior to incident, repairs were made to landing gear's by unknown mechanics. No log books entries were noted in aircraft maintenance records. Further investigation of aircraft revealed that the system hydraulic reservoir was low of fluid. Reservoir was refilled and landing gear cycled properly. Pilot requested an emergency landing to mdw op. Landing gear appeared to be only partially extended. A/c made emergency landing in grass. Very minor damage to a/c. no fire, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO INCIDENT, REPAIRS WERE MADE TO LANDING GEAR'S BY UNKNOWN MECHANICS. NO LOG BOOKS ENTRIES WERE NOTED IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS LOW OF FLUID. RESERVOIR WAS REFILLED AND LANDING GEAR CYCLED PROPERLY. PILOT REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO MDW OP. LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. A/C MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN GRASS. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N7637V · 2

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