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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Kenosha, WI · July 6, 2007

Date: July 6, 2007 · 16:24 local
Place: Kenosha, WI
Airport: Kenosha Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1596H
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total59 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated that approximately 20 minutes into the flight he heard a single "pop" sound, the airspeed dropped 20 knots, the main gear was partially extended and the gear up light was no longer illuminated. The main and emergency gear extension was inoperative. The aircraft landed gear up with damage to the prop, exhaust tail pipe, lower cowl and belly. Investigation revealed the nose gear up hydraulic line had failed causing a loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure. Time in service and age of the line could not be determined. Cessna was notified. Failure investigation is on-going. M or d submitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE HEARD A SINGLE "POP" SOUND, THE AIRSPEED DROPPED 20 KNOTS, THE MAIN GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND THE GEAR UP LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE MAIN AND EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP, EXHAUST TAIL PIPE, LOWER COWL AND BELLY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR UP HYDRAULIC LINE HAD FAILED CAUSING A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND PRESSURE. TIME IN SERVICE AND AGE OF THE LINE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. CESSNA WAS NOTIFIED. FAILURE INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING. M OR D SUBMITTED.