# Incident 20000313018549I: Cessna 177RG, Aransas Pass, TX, March 13, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Aransas Pass, TX
- Airport: Aransas Pass Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8849° N, 97.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Aransas Pass Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8849&lon=-97.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8011G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8011G) (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: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 93 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000313018549I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS ON FERRY FLIGHT FROM ABBEVILLE, LA (OR3) TO LAFAYETTE, LA (LFT) WHEN THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR IN FLIGHT FAILED.  LANDING WAS MADE ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 15 AT OR3, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN LANDING MINIMIZING DAMAGE.  PROELLER WAS SLIGHTLY BENT ON LANDING.  AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HANGER, AND GEAR RETRACTION PERFORMED SATISFACTORY WITH NO BINDING OR INTERFERNECE REPORTED BY THE MECHANIC.  THE AIRCRAFY WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING ON LANDING 10/19/97.  THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS OVERHAULED AND THE GEAR RIGGING CHECKED.  GEAR WAS CYCLED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES PRIOR TO THE FERRY FLIGHT.  THREE TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS WITH RETRACTION PERFORMED PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR LFT.  GEAR CYCLED ON LAST FLIGHT 5-8 TIMES, AND THE NOSE FAILED TO EXTEND THE LAST TIME. (NO FAA PRESENCE AT POST INCIDENT GEAR RETRACTION) SUBSEQUENT RETRACTIONS WITH FAA PERSONNEL WERE ALSO WITHOUT FAULT.

## Other reports on N8011G (3)

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

- [Incident 20040822031519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822031519I), Aug 22, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N8011G), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot cleared to land on runway 16 from a right base. Pilot failed to lower landing gear. Pilot stated he did not hear a gear up warning.
- [Incident 19971019043089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971019043089I), Oct 19, 1997: Cessna 177RG (N8011G), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot was unable to lower landing on approach to Lafayette airport. No indication lights and c.b. popped. The pilot manually extended gear and…
- [Incident 19790729022679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729022679I), Jul 29, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N8011G), Joliet, IL, Minor damage. Forced landing due to oil leak. Found cracked line to prop governor.

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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