# Incident 20070812019759I: Cessna 177RG, Bluefield, WV, August 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2007, 13:56 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2959° N, 81.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2959&lon=-81.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7574V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7574V) (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: 2,580 total, 1,364 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812019759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATED WHILE ON VISUAL APPROACH TO BLUEFIELD, WV (BLF) RUNWAY 23 HE WAS "HIGH." AIRMAN STATED HE SELECTED GEAR HANDLE TO GEAR DOWN POSITION BUT DID NOT CONFIRM DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. AIRMAN STATED ON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO YAW LEFT AND RIGHT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT BY THIS INSPECTOR REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED. NOSE GEAR REMAINED STOWED, HOWEVER SCRAPE MARKS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MAINS INDICATED PARTIAL (TRAILING) EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N7574V (2)

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

- [Incident 20070223001799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223001799I), Feb 23, 2007: Cessna 177RG (N7574V), Williamsburg, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced a total electrical failure prior to landing at jgg. Upon landing, the main landing gear collapsed on roll-out. Investigation is…
- [Incident 19830721041579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721041579I), Jul 21, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N7574V), Lexington, NY, Minor damage. At rotation on takeoff aircraft drifted to edge of runway. The stabilator struck a dirt mound. Continued flight.

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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