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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Missoula, MT · August 5, 2004

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Date
August 5, 2004 · 12:18 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Missoula International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1840Q
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,970 total843 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days
N1840QRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0240 · Built 1971Airframe 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) Approximately 6 miles east of airport, pilot reported to mso tower that he was having trouble with nose gear. Nose gear would not extend. Pilot tried to cycle nose gear both manually and normally, both unsuccessful. Pilot declared emergency and landed on runway 7 with main gear down and no nosegear. Aircraft was lifted from runway, nose gear pumped down, and aircraft towed to northstar aviation. Pilot indicated that this was not the first gear-up landing that this aircraft had sustained. Pilot left scene with other passenger before I could interview him. Upon inspection of aircraft, no causal factor of incident could be readily determined. (-23 amendment) approximately 6 miles east of airport, pilot reported to mso tower that he was having trouble with nose gear. Nose gear would not extend. Pilot tried to cycle nose gear both normally and manually, both unsuccessful. Pilot declared emergency, followed checklist and landed on runway 7 with main gear down and nose gear up. Aircraft was lifted from runway, nose gear pumped down, and aircraft towed to northstar aviation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED TO MSO TOWER THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE NOSE GEAR BOTH MANUALLY AND NORMALLY, BOTH UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 WITH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND NO NOSEGEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR PUMPED DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO NORTHSTAR AVIATION. PILOT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST GEAR-UP LANDING THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED. PILOT LEFT SCENE WITH OTHER PASSENGER BEFORE I COULD INTERVIEW HIM. UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, NO CAUSAL FACTOR OF INCIDENT COULD BE READILY DETERMINED. (-23 AMENDMENT) APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED TO MSO TOWER THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT TRIED TO CYCLE NOSE GEAR BOTH NORMALLY AND MANUALLY, BOTH UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 WITH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND NOSE GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR PUMPED DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO NORTHSTAR AVIATION.

Other reports on N1840Q · 2

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

Incident 19830304013589ILevel Off Touchdown · Wasilla, AKPilot stated he was distracted by conversation with his passengers and landed with gear up.Mar 4, 1983 · Minor damageAccident 19760611031029AIdling Engines · Aniak, AKPax deplaned,walked into prop.Jun 11, 1976