# Incident 20020522009519I: Cessna 177RG, Livermore, CA, May 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2002, 13:25 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020522009519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LIVERMORE, CA WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE CASTLE NUT BACKED OFF RELEASING TENSION CAUSING FAILURE OF THROTTLE CABLE. NEW NUT AND COTTER PIN INSTALLED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N7559V (2)

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

- [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…
- [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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