# Incident 19990604014919I: Cessna 177RG, La Verne, CA, June 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRACKETT FLD (POC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35833, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35833) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,106 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604014919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF MAINTENANCE AND HE WAS PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE COMPLETION FLIGHT. PILOT INTENDED TO STAY IN THE PATTERN, WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, BUT AFTER TAKEOFF HE INSTINTIVELY RETRACTED THE GEAR. DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING, HE GOT BUSY CHECKING THINGS AND "JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN.

## Other reports on N35833 (1)

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

- [Incident 20221224018719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221224018719I), Dec 24, 2022: Cessna 177RG (N35833), St. George, UT, Minor damage. On December 24, 2022, the pilot of the aircraft was excited to give his [privacy data omitted] a spur of the moment flight. Since his [privacy data omitted]…

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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