20040921023609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Mesa, AZ · September 21, 2004

Date: September 21, 2004 · 14:28 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1875Q
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total10 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) While conducting a maint. Test flt. @ ffz, the pilot (mechanic/passenger as witness) could not get the nose l/g to extend after multiple attempts (hyd. & hand pump). The pilot set-up to make an "emergency landing" on runway 22L @ ffz with the nose l/g retracted, main l/g's extended normally. Upon touchdown on the main l/g's, emergency fuel shutdown procedures were immediately accomplished by the mechanic/passenger. The a/c skidded on its nose (main l/g's extended normally) to a full stop. Occupant(s) injuries amounted to, and were limited to, muscle soreness. There was no post-event fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A MAINT. TEST FLT. @ FFZ, THE PILOT (MECHANIC/PASSENGER AS WITNESS) COULD NOT GET THE NOSE L/G TO EXTEND AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS (HYD. & HAND PUMP). THE PILOT SET-UP TO MAKE AN "EMERGENCY LANDING" ON RUNWAY 22L @ FFZ WITH THE NOSE L/G RETRACTED, MAIN L/G'S EXTENDED NORMALLY. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN L/G'S, EMERGENCY FUEL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WERE IMMEDIATELY ACCOMPLISHED BY THE MECHANIC/PASSENGER. THE A/C SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE (MAIN L/G'S EXTENDED NORMALLY) TO A FULL STOP. OCCUPANT(S) INJURIES AMOUNTED TO, AND WERE LIMITED TO, MUSCLE SORENESS. THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE.