# Incident 20020110007279I: Cessna 177RG, Livermore, CA, January 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2002, 14:52 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,852 total, 44 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110007279I

## Narrative

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

(-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 THAT HE WAS GIVING TRAINING TO A PRIVATE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATED PILOT AND THEY WERE DOING TOUCH AND GO PATTERN WORK. ON THE THIRD APPROACH TO 7 LEFT, THE PILOT RECEIVING TRAINING DID NOT PLACE THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PIC WHO WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR AND STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC THAT THE TOWER HAD CALLED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP, AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL OR MAIN GEAR BOX OR ATTACHING SPAR. ON SCENE 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 20010407006279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407006279I), Apr 7, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N7559V), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Visual meterorological conditions. During the approach phase of flight the pilot attempted to lower the landing gear. Both main landing gear would not…

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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