# Incident 20030116000479I: Cessna 177RG, Gaithersburg, MD, January 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52885, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52885) (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: 490 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030116000479I

## Narrative

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

(-23) TALKED WITH PILOT ON 1-21-03. PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE PATTERN AND THE TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY HEAVY AND HE BECAME DISTRACTED WHEN TRAFFIC CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE ON SHORT FINAL. THIS PILOT SAID HE WAS ACTUALLY ON SHORT FINAL AND WAS LOOKING AROUND FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. AS THE PILOT STARTED TO FLARE HE HEARD A BEEPING NOISE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE WHEN HE REALIZED WHAT IT WAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP ON THE RUNWAY AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE GEAR HORN WORKED PROPERLY WHEN A/C WAS ON JACKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO IT'S TIEDOWN SPOT AND SECURED. PILOT STATEMENT IS ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N52885 (3)

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

- [Incident 20240408003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240408003819I), Apr 8, 2024: Cessna 177RG (N52885), Johnstown, PA, Minor damage. The pilot attempted to land at duj. The landing gear would not extend. The pilot decided to go to jst, due to EMS and maintenance. Pilot contacted jst tower…
- [Incident 19940816036269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816036269I), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N52885), Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Hydraulic failure. Landed gear up. Pressure line to nose gear ruptured at fitting.
- [Incident 19850422018959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422018959I), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N52885), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to get gear down and locked. Found rod end on main gear actuator broken.

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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