# Incident 19980510026069I: Cessna 177RG, Austin, TX, May 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1998, 09:40 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7510V-2003-07-10) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 48 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980510026069I

## Narrative

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

MR. DURANTE WAS FLYING HIS FAMILY TO AUSTIN, LAKEWAY (3R9). DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HE HAD UNSAFE WARNING. MR. DURANTE ELECTED TO FLY TO AUSTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO HAVE TOWER PERSONNEL VISSUALLY CHECK THE LANDING GEAR. TOWER PERSONNEL ADVISED LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN ALL THE WAY. MR. DURANTE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 17/35. ON EXAMINATION BY FAA PERSONNEL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. WHEN THE HOSE FAILED THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION ALL HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL, PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND BELLY SKIN. THERE WAS NO APPARENT FLIGHT CONTROL DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7510V (1)

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

- [Accident 20021012035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021012035699A), Oct 12, 2002: Cessna 177RG (N7510V), South Vienna, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 12, 2002, at 2030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N7510V, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine…

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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