# Accident 20030224008189A: Cessna 172RG, Sanford, FL, February 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2003, 14:25 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.7778° N, 81.2375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7778&lon=-81.2375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5177R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5177R-2010-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030224008189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2003, AT 1425 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N5177R OPERATED BY COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY AND PILOTED BY MR. MATTHEW WARNER, WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. MR. WARNER AFTER FLYING OFF THE EXTRA FUEL, LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE MARKER BEACON ANTENNA, TAIL TIE DOWN, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND THE PLASTIC WING TIP ON THE RIGHT WING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A HANGAR, INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR POWERPACK SHOWED THAT IT WAS EMPTY OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UNDER THE FLOOR PANELS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE SERVICING THE POWERPACK WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID A LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RETURN LINE TO THE POWERPACK RESERVOIR. INSPECTION OF THE RETURN LINE SHOWED THAT THE LINE (ALUMINUM TUBING) HAD BEEN CUT INTO APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES BY AN UNKNOWN SHARP OBJECT.

## 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 MIA03LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA070), Feb 24, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N5177R), Sanford, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The intentional cutting of the hydraulic line by an unknown person resulting in the loss of hydraulic fluid and the inability of the pilot-in-command to extend and lock the main landing gear, and…

## Other reports on N5177R (1)

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

- [Incident 20020731021709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731021709I), Jul 31, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N5177R), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Flight instructor kelli warner was conducting instrument instruction for her student, spencer campbell, on 07-31-2002. Upon completing a vor-dme runway…

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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