# Incident 20021106034829I: Cessna 177RG, Olathe, KS, November 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: New Century Aircenter Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8309° N, 94.8903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER (IXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8309&lon=-94.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8971M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971M) (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: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021106034829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTS DEPARTING NEW CENTURY, KANSAS (IXD) AROUND 17:26 CST AND RETURNING 45 MINUTES LATER. ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND A GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT INDICATION WAS OBTAINED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR FULLY EXTENDED AND BOTH MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE TAIL TIE-DOWN ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A FAILED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND DEFECTIVE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC POWERPACK ASSEMBLY. FAA FORM 8010-4 WAS SUBMITTED FOR DOWNLOCK SWITCH AND POWERPACK ASSEMBLY. THIS INCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8971M (1)

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

- [Incident 20020622027999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622027999I), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 177RG (N8971M), Harrisonville, MO, Minor damage. (-23) After two previous uneventful landings, the PIC landed N8971M with the landing gear in the retracted position on runway 17 OA6. Post-incident inspection…

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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