# Accident 19990706022319A: Cessna 177RG, Fairbanks, AK, July 6, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 6, 1999, 15:16 local time - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Airport: Fairbanks International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 64.8993° N, 148.1596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8993&lon=-148.1596&mi=10 - Aircraft: N45367, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45367) (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 - Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,856 total, 666 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA085) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706022319A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 6, 1999, ABOUT 1516 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 177RG AIRPLANE, N45367, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JULY 7, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CONDUCTING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 19L. ON THE THIRD LANDING, HE SAID HE DID OT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID ON ITS BELLY ALONG THE RUNWAY. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED THE PILOT SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED WHILE PLANNING THE LANDING APPROACH IN A CROSSWIND. THE FAA'S INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE FROM THE AFT EDGE OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL, TO THE MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS. AT 1453, AN AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (METAR) AT FAIRBANKS AIRPORT WAS REPORTING IN PART; WIND, 280 DEGREES (TRUE) AT 18 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 22 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 10 STATUTE MILES; CLOUDS AND SKY CONDITION, FEW AT 5,000 FEET, 7,500 FEE SCATTERED, 11,000 FEET SCATTERED, 20,000 FEET FROKEN; TEMPERATURE, 75 DEGREES F; DEW POINT, 56 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER, 29.86 INHG. (-23) PIC FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. (.4) ON JULY 6, 1999, ABOUT 1516 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 177RG AIRPLANE, N45367, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JULY 7, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CONDUCTING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 19L. ON THE FOURTH LANDING, HE SAID HE DID NOT EXTEND T HE LANDING GEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID ON ITS BELLY ALONG THE RUNWAY. IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) FILED BY THE PILOT, HE INDICATED THAT DURING THE LAST APPROACH TO LANDING, HE WAS OPERATING THE ENGINE ABOUT 2,000 RPM, TO PROVIDE BETTER CONTROL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING CROSSWIND. HE SAID THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WARNING HORN OPERATES BELOW 1,700 RPM. HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED FROM HIS NORMAL PROCEDURES WHEN THE FAIRBANKS TOWER CONTROLLER ASKED HIM TO CONTINUE THE DOWNWIND PORTION OF THE LANDING APPROACH. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR, FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE ON JULY 7, 1999. THE INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE FROM THE AFT EDGE OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL, TO THE MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS. AT 1453, AN AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (METAR) AT THE FAIRBANKS AIRPORT WAS REPORTING IN PART: WIND, 253 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 22 KNOTS; VISIBILITY, 10 STATUTE MILES; CLOUDS AND SKY CONDITION, FEW AT 5,000 FEET, 7,500 FEET SCATTERED, 11,000 FEET SCATTERED, 20,000 FEET BROKEN; TEMPERATURE, 75 DEGREES F; DEW POINT, 56 DEGREES F; ALTIMETER, 29.86 INHG. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC99LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA085), Jul 6, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N45367), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the airplane landing gear. A factor in the accident was an interference with the pilot's habit pattern. ## Other reports on N45367 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20010830024739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010830024739A), Aug 30, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N45367), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (.19)On August 30, 2001, about 1750 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 177RG airplane, N45367, sustained substantial damage during 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.