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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Orlando, FL · February 23, 2004

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Date
February 23, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N177PH
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,470 total150 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N177PHRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0991Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On downwind and opposite the numbers the tower asked if a short approach could be made. The answer was affirmative and resulting in a slightly hurried up approach. The pilot stated that he failed to put the gear down and because part of the flight was in slow-flight with the gear warning horn sounding he failed to recognize its significance. After the propeller contacted the runway the nose was pulled up and gear lever put into the down position but it was too late.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DOWNWIND AND OPPOSITE THE NUMBERS THE TOWER ASKED IF A SHORT APPROACH COULD BE MADE. THE ANSWER WAS AFFIRMATIVE AND RESULTING IN A SLIGHTLY HURRIED UP APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND BECAUSE PART OF THE FLIGHT WAS IN SLOW-FLIGHT WITH THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDING HE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE ITS SIGNIFICANCE. AFTER THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE NOSE WAS PULLED UP AND GEAR LEVER PUT INTO THE DOWN POSITION BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.