# Incident 20010407006279I: Cessna 177RG, Oakland, CA, April 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2001, 12:47 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7559V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7559V) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407006279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF FLIGHT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WITH NORMAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. ONLY THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT OAK AT 12:47 WITH ONLY THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO A/C, NO WING OR PROP/ENGINE DAMAGE. THE TAIL HORIZONTAL STAB SHOWED SCRAPING TO THE FIBERGLASS TIP CAP AND THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING WAS GROUND DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT. THE CAUSE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N7559V (2)

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

- [Incident 20020522009519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020522009519I), May 22, 2002: Cessna 177RG (N7559V), Livermore, CA. (-23) Throttle control failed and aircraft returned to Livermore, CA without incident. Inspection revealed the castle nut backed off releasing tension causing…
- [Incident 20020110007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110007279I), Jan 10, 2002: Cessna 177RG (N7559V), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. (-23) At 14:51, January 10, 2002, a CE177RG, made a gear up landing on runway 7L at lvk. No injuries to the two occupants, the instructor rated pilot stated…

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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