# Incident 20050929026539I: Cessna 177RG, Fullerton, CA, September 29, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2005, 07:20 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35049, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35049) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050929026539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) GEAR RETRACTION WAS NORMAL AFTER TAKEOFF, BUT UPON EXTENSION, THE GEAR SAFE LIGHT DID NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY, BUT A SECOND ATTEMPT AT EXTENSION ALSO FAILED. PILOT FLEW BY TOWER AND A HELICOPTER IN THE AREA VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY, BUT THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT IS AWARE OF A PROCEDURE TO FORCE THE GEAR DOWN USING A PRYBAR THROUGH AN OPEN DOOR, BUT SINCE HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE ELECTED TO RETRACT THE GEAR AND TO LAND GEAR UP. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ IS NEGOTIATING WITH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY ABOUT THE REPAIRS, AND THE SYSTEM HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED.

## Other reports on N35049 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001124036489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001124036489I), Nov 24, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N35049), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to apple valley, CA. Pilot noticed a gear warning light which indicated the gear was in a transit position and not down and locked. Pilot…

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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