# Incident 20050211002829I: Cessna 177RG, Smithfield, NC, February 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2005, 21:45 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Airport: Johnston County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5409° N, 78.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSTON RGNL (JNX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5409&lon=-78.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52668 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050211002829I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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