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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Prineville, OR · February 5, 2004

Date
February 5, 2004 · 14:45 local
Place
Prineville, OR
Airport
Prineville Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2123Q
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
574 total178 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Gear up landing, according to mechanic (IA) who retrieved the a/c, the landing gear handle was still in the up position. Pilot admitted he must have forgotten to put the gear down. After incident maintenance troubleshooting revealed the landing gear system operated normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) GEAR UP LANDING, ACCORDING TO MECHANIC (IA) WHO RETRIEVED THE A/C, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS STILL IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT ADMITTED HE MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. AFTER INCIDENT MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATED NORMAL.