# Incident 20060723021679I: Cessna 177RG, Weedsport, NY, July 23, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Weedsport, NY
- Airport: Whitfords Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0806° N, 76.5382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITFORDS (B16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0806&lon=-76.5382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21EB) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723021679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 23, 2006, 1345 EDT, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT CE-177-RG, S/N 177RG0589, N21EB, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ EXPERIENCED UPON LANDING AT THE WEEDSPORT-WHITFORDS AIRPORT (KB16) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOCKED INTO PLACE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT AND SENT THEM OUT FOR REPAIR. THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, AND THE CERTIFICATED MECHANIC WILL SUBMIT TO THIS OFFICE A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT (M&D) REPORT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILURE IS KNOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SLIGHTLY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FINGER LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT (KOG7), SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N21EB (2)

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

- [Accident 19791026028929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791026028929A), Oct 26, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N21EB), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to extend landing gear . Found hydraulic leak had exhausted hydraulic fluids. Fluid level not checked.
- [Incident 19790924050349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924050349I), Sep 24, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N21EB), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot 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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