# Incident 20051020032729I: Cessna 177RG, Rochester, NY, October 20, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2005, 21:50 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7521V) (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: 520 total, 6 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020032729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 20, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:50 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA CARDINAL, CE-177RG AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N7521V, REGISTERED TO WHIT BECKETT AVIATION LLC, AND OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC) AFTER REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS PROVIDING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A PRIVATE PILOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIRCRAFT FAMILIARIZATION. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHILE PRACTICING MANEUVERS THAT INVOLVED THE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. FOLLOWING THIS DISCOVERY, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO ROC WHERE THE INSTRUCTOR MADE NUMEROUS PASSES DOWN RUNWAY 25 WHILE GROUND CREWS ASSISTED IN MAKING DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, HE COMPLETED ALL OF THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 25, THE PILOT COMPLETED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 25, THE PILOTCOMPLETED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND GLIDED TO THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING. AS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, IT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN APPROXIMATELY 260 FEET. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTING OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, COWL FLAPS AND LOWER COWLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BELLCRANK. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MISSING ACTUATOR BELLCRANK BOLT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7521V (4)

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

- [Incident 19841014063809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841014063809I), Oct 14, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N7521V), Wilmington, DE, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Gear uplock support bracket bent. Landed on main gear with nose retracted.
- [Incident 19800406047129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406047129I), Apr 6, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N7521V), Monroe, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear would not lock in down position due to lack of lubrication.
- [Incident 19781226020529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781226020529I), Dec 26, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N7521V), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend the nose gear. Cause not determined.
- [Incident 19780627035509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035509I), Jun 27, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N7521V), Monroe, MI, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

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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