# Incident 19990706032569I: Cessna 177RG, Georgetown, DE, July 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Sussex County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6895° N, 75.3872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6895&lon=-75.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123WE) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706032569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR UP. AN ON SIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE MALFUNCTION.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRAGE AND BENT PROPELLER TIPS.  FAA INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FORM IS BEING SENT TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE WITHOUT BEING COMPLETED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS.  THE OWNER CONTACTING A LAWYER.  AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET UP FOR WED., AUG. 11, 1999, TO REVIEW THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND PILOT RECORDS AT THE LAWYERS OFFICE IN NEW CASTLE, DE.  AN UPDATED REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE AS SOON AS ALL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.

## Other reports on N123WE (1)

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

- [Incident 19960315007269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315007269I), Mar 15, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N123WE), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the student pilot and flight instructor was shooting touch and go's. the student pilot failed to lower the landing gear. The instructor failed to…

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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