# Accident 20010830024739A: Cessna 177RG, Fairbanks, AK, August 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2001, 17:50 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8136° N, 147.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8136&lon=-147.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45367, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45367) (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 ANC01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010830024739A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON AUGUST 30, 2001, ABOUT 1750 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 177RG AIRPLANE, N45367, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR-UP LANDING AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) ON AUGUST 30TH, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, FAIRBANKS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 1R AT FAIRBANKS. THE INSPECTOR SAID THAT ON THE LAST LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BELLY. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED DAMAGE TO AN AREA OF FUSELAGE ABOUT 3 1/2 FEET WIDE, AND 4 FEET LONG.                                          (-23)AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NEAR SOUTH END OF RU NWAY 01R. POWER WAS ADDED, BUT AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 ANC01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA132), Aug 31, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N45367), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

## Other reports on N45367 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990706022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706022319A), Jul 6, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N45367), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. On July 6, 1999, about 1516 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 177RG airplane, N45367, sustained substantial damage during a gear-up landing at the…

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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