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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Palo Alto, CA · August 2, 2006

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Date
August 2, 2006 · 12:05 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26WG
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total200 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N26WGRegistration cancelled May 6, 2021 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0894 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During an instructional flight on 08/02/06 at approximately 12:10 PDT, a student and her instructor were conducting pattern work at san jose international airport (sjc). On the downwind leg for runway 29, the gear handle was selected down and both student and instructor heard a "loud crack." The landing gear did not fully extend and we did not get a down and locked indication on the panel." The student and instructor attempted to troubleshoot the problem in accordance to the Cessna pilot operating handbook to no avail. After discussing their options, they elected to return to their home airport, Palo Alto (pao). While over pao they decided to dump fuel to the greatest extend possible as advised in the pilot operating handbook. The instructor (PIC) also decided it would be best if he landed the airplane. On final approach to runway 31 at pao, the student shut down all the aircraft electronics. At approximately 200 feet AGL, the instructor turned off the fuel selector and pulled the mixture to idle-cutoff. When the aircraft touched down, the main gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop approximately 250 feet down the runway. The Palo Alto fire department was on-scene andresponded accordingly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ON 08/02/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:10 PDT, A STUDENT AND HER INSTRUCTOR WERE CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJC). ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 29, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN AND BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR HEARD A "LOUD CRACK." THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND AND WE DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ON THE PANEL." THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM IN ACCORDANCE TO THE CESSNA PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK TO NO AVAIL. AFTER DISCUSSING THEIR OPTIONS, THEY ELECTED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME AIRPORT, PALO ALTO (PAO). WHILE OVER PAO THEY DECIDED TO DUMP FUEL TO THE GREATEST EXTEND POSSIBLE AS ADVISED IN THE PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK. THE INSTRUCTOR (PIC) ALSO DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST IF HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT PAO, THE STUDENT SHUT DOWN ALL THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE-CUTOFF. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PALO ALTO FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON-SCENE ANDRESPONDED ACCORDINGLY.