# Incident 20030423014839I: Cessna 177RG, Raleigh-Durham, NC, April 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2003, 20:40 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52668 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 88 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030423014839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JNX FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. WHILE GOING THROUGH THE LANDING PROCEDURES CHECKLIST THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO ESTABLISH A SAFE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION. A "FLY-BY" WAS PERFORMED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS STILL UP AND THE GEAR DOORS CLOSED. RALEIGH APPROACH WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. A FLY-BY WAS CONDUCTED AT RDU AND AGAIN CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE UP AND STOWED POSITION. AFTER GETTING ESTABLISHED ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND FUEL. THE PILOT HELD THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND THEN ALLOWED IT TO SETTLE ONTO THE RUNWAY. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE PILOT SAFELY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES.

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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