# Incident 20010207003259I: Cessna 177RG, Santa Maria, CA, February 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Public
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2023Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2023Q-2012-08-08) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 75 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010207003259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2001,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM SMX CONTROL TOWER AND LANDED N2023Q AT SANTA MARIA WITH GEAR UP. HIS ONLY PASSENGER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^. HE LANDED AND THE AIRPORT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE PRESENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS REQUIRED. THE RUNWAY WAS CLEARED. N2023Q WAS BROUGHT TO THE HANGAR AND JACKED UP. NO ONE, EITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND RECEIVED ANY INJURIES. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON FEBRUARY 26, 2001, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , ASI MAINTENANCE FROM VNY FSDO, VISITED SANTA MARIA, AND PERFORMED EXTERNAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSE WAS THE FITTING ON THE HYDRAULIC HOSE FOR NOSE GEAR DOWN CAME OFF. THE MAIN DAMAGE WAS ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE. CHECKED ISIS THE PILOT HAD NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT/INCIDENT RECORD, ALSO NO ENFORCEMENT  RECORD. PHOTOS TAKEN AND ATTACHED.

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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