20050211002829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Smithfield, NC · February 11, 2005

Date: February 11, 2005 · 21:45 local
Place: Smithfield, NC
Airport: Johnston County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52668
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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) On approach into jnx the pilot stated he cycled the gear and thought he had a gear down indication. The aircraft landed with the landing gear in the up position. The aircraft cockpit lighting was configured for night flight. The aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries. The aircraft was hoisted and the landing gear was pumped down with the manual hand pump. The gear extended and remained down and locked while the aircraft was towed to the hangar. During investigation the master power was turned on and there was no gear indication, the press to test function for the gear worked. The circuit breaker for the landing gear motor was popped.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH INTO JNX THE PILOT STATED HE CYCLED THE GEAR AND THOUGHT HE HAD A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT LIGHTING WAS CONFIGURED FOR NIGHT FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOISTED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS PUMPED DOWN WITH THE MANUAL HAND PUMP. THE GEAR EXTENDED AND REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR. DURING INVESTIGATION THE MASTER POWER WAS TURNED ON AND THERE WAS NO GEAR INDICATION, THE PRESS TO TEST FUNCTION FOR THE GEAR WORKED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR WAS POPPED.