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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Boulder City, NV · July 15, 1996

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Date
July 15, 1996 · 14:25 local
Place
Boulder City, NV
Airport
Boulder City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8076G
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,035 total847 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N8076GRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0076 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: incident occurred at approximately 1425 hours (PDT). Aircraft departed elko, Nevada July 15, 1996, at approximately 0930 hours (PDT) enroute to Boulder City, Nevada (bld). Upon arrival at bld pilot attempted to lower gear. Gear released but did not fully extend. Pilot determined that the failure of the landing gear to fully extend was due to a lack of hydraulic pressure. Operation of the emergency pump produced zero (o) pressure. Pilot tried various maneuvers to extend gear with no success. Pilot landed the aircraft with landing gear not fully extended. Upon contact with the runway, the aircraft skidded left of the runway into the dirt, causing minor damage to the left elevator, tail tie down area and front gear door. Investigation revealed that the gear failure was due to system hydraulic fluid depletion caused by a broken hydraulic line on the system hydraulic power unit. The break in the hydraulic line was caused by chafing against a bulkhead. M or d report submitted. No NMAC report or pilot deviation report filed. This report and investigation are closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1425 HOURS (PDT). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ELKO, NEVADA JULY 15, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 HOURS (PDT) ENROUTE TO BOULDER CITY, NEVADA (BLD). UPON ARRIVAL AT BLD PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR. GEAR RELEASED BUT DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND WAS DUE TO A LACK OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. OPERATION OF THE EMERGENCY PUMP PRODUCED ZERO (O) PRESSURE. PILOT TRIED VARIOUS MANEUVERS TO EXTEND GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR, TAIL TIE DOWN AREA AND FRONT GEAR DOOR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GEAR FAILURE WAS DUE TO SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID DEPLETION CAUSED BY A BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT. THE BREAK IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS CAUSED BY CHAFING AGAINST A BULKHEAD. M OR D REPORT SUBMITTED. NO NMAC REPORT OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FILED. THIS REPORT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED.