# Incident 20040103001059I: Cessna 177RG, Miami, FL, January 3, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7503° N, 80.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tamiami Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7503&lon=-80.3742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2186Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2186Q) (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: 1,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040103001059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SLOTSKY STATED IN HIS STATEMENT, HE WAS FLYING TO TAMIAMI AIRPORT FROM OPA LOCKA AIRPORT. HE CALLED THE TOWER 10 MILES OUT OF THE NORTH WEST AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL BACK UPON REACHING THE CEMENT PLANT. AT 1500 FEET, HE SLOWED DOWN TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE GREEN LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR. HE CHECKED THE MIRROR AND NOTICED NO GEAR WAS DOWN. HE CALLED TOWER AND ADVISED THEM. HE THEN PULLED THE BREAKER AND BEGAN PUMPING THE HAND PUMP. THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED BUT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT. HE ASKED TOWER FOR A LOW APPROACH AND THE TOWER ACKNOWLEDGED AND ALSO VERIFIED THE NOSE GEAR WAS UP. HE CONTINUED FLYING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES MORE PUMPING THE LANDING GEAR TO NO AVAIL, AND DECIDED TO LAND. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL NOSE GEAR UP LANDING, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES AND OBSERVED THAT THE DAMAGE UNDER THE NOSE AREA WERE MINOR.

## Other reports on N2186Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20040816019039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040816019039I), Aug 16, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N2186Q), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated, he departed Opa Locka Airport along with a passenger [privacy data omitted] on a VFR flight that lasted about 35 minutes. Upon return to…
- [Accident 19960616016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616016599A), Jun 16, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N2186Q), Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Reported engine fire on climb. Got vectors to 8X6. Shut down. Fire went out. Landed pasture. NR2 cylinder separated

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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