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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Albany, GA · November 3, 2007

Date: November 3, 2007 · 21:05 local
Place: Albany, GA
Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8028G
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,260 total314 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8028GRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0028 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine 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) Pilot stated he was in the pattern, lowered gear and did not get "gear down" green light. Bulb tested good. Recycled the gear 3 times, tried emergency gear extension. No green light. Observed main gear down each time, opened pilot's door and pulled on main gear leg with towbar to ensure mains locked down. Made three low, slow passes for airport personnel to check nose gear. Not observed down. Notified jax and airport personnel that I would land on runway 4. Emergency equipment deployed by airport. Made a full flap landing at minimum speed at touchdown. Pulled mixture to cutoff and turned off ignition on short final. Touch down nose high and held as long as lift lasted, maintained directional control.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS IN THE PATTERN, LOWERED GEAR AND DID NOT GET "GEAR DOWN" GREEN LIGHT. BULB TESTED GOOD. RECYCLED THE GEAR 3 TIMES, TRIED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION. NO GREEN LIGHT. OBSERVED MAIN GEAR DOWN EACH TIME, OPENED PILOT'S DOOR AND PULLED ON MAIN GEAR LEG WITH TOWBAR TO ENSURE MAINS LOCKED DOWN. MADE THREE LOW, SLOW PASSES FOR AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO CHECK NOSE GEAR. NOT OBSERVED DOWN. NOTIFIED JAX AND AIRPORT PERSONNEL THAT I WOULD LAND ON RUNWAY 4. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DEPLOYED BY AIRPORT. MADE A FULL FLAP LANDING AT MINIMUM SPEED AT TOUCHDOWN. PULLED MIXTURE TO CUTOFF AND TURNED OFF IGNITION ON SHORT FINAL. TOUCH DOWN NOSE HIGH AND HELD AS LONG AS LIFT LASTED, MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.