# Incident 19990516039799I: Cessna 177RG, Brooksville, FL, May 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1999, 12:12 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34866, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34866) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516039799I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 1999, AT ABOUT 1212 EDT, A CESSNA 177RG LANDED GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURIED IN THE INCIDENT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, HERANDO COUNTY AIRPORT (BKV).  INVESTIGATION AFTER INCIDENT REVEALED THE UP HYDRAULIC LINE FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED WHERE IT IS CRIMPED AT THE CONNECTION TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ITSELF.  MAINTENANCE IS REPLACING THE FAILED LINE AND WILL PERFORM THE APPROPRIATE TESTS AND APPROVE THE AIRCRAFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N34866 (2)

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

- [Incident 19801214086639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214086639I), Dec 14, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N34866), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Zk main gear would not extend because rod end bearing had separated at bearing end
- [Incident 19790620016319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016319I), Jun 20, 1979: Cessna 172RG (N34866), Lancaster, TX, Minor damage. Flight instructor trying to demonstrate a nose gear malfunction, demonstrated a gear up landing

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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