# Incident 20040816019039I: Cessna 177RG, Miami, FL, August 16, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2004, 13:20 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 16 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040816019039I

## Narrative

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

(-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 OPA LOCKA AIRPORT FOR LANDING, HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND NOTICED THE UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ON. HE SAW THE MAIN GEARS DOWN, BUT WHEN HE LOCKED UP THE MIRROR FOR THE NOSE GEAR, IT HAD NOT COME OUT. HE RECYCLED THE GEARS AGAIN, BUT THE NOSE FAILED TO COME OUT. HE NOTIFIED TOWER AND REQUESTED A "FLY BY" TO CONFIRM THE NOSE GEAR WAS UP, AND AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES TO MANUALLY PUT IT DOWN WITH NO RESULT, REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. HE LANDED CAUSING THE MINIMUM DAMAGE UNDER THE NOSE COWLINGS AND EXHAUST PIPE WITH EXCEPTION OF THE PROPELLER TIPS WHICH IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE TIPS TO CURL UP. THE WINGS DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N2186Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20040103001059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040103001059I), Jan 3, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N2186Q), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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