# Accident 20010701019169A: Cessna 177RG, Denver, CO, July 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2001, 11:25 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8895° N, 105.1100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8895&lon=-105.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2129Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2129Q) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010701019169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2001, MR. LARRY EARNSHAW, PILOT IN COMMAND OF CE-177RG N2129Q DEPARTED JEFFCO AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POP.  HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED.  HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLYEXTENDED.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE.  THE NOSE GEAR HAD EXTENDED, BUT THE MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT GO DOWN.  HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO JEFFCO AND MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING.  THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED DOWN DURING THE LANDING.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, IT ROLLED SLIGHTLY ONTO THE REAR STABILATOR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE STABILATOR.  FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT A HIGH PRESSURE UP HOSE HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ITS HYDRAULIC FLUID.  WITHOUT HYDRAULIC FLUID THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COULD NOT BE LOWERED INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.

## 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 DEN01LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA119), Jul 1, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N2129Q), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the nose landing gear hydraulic UP hose, which resulted in a wheels-up landing..

## Other reports on N2129Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20241220020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241220020669I), Dec 20, 2024: Cessna 177RG (N2129Q), Erie, CO, Minor damage. On 12/20/24 at approximately 10:25 MST, pilot departed keik on rwy 34 headed for kbjc. Aircraft was flown to 6,800’ MSL on a north heading and encountered…

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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