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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Redding, CA · April 8, 2008

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Date
April 8, 2008 · 11:30 local
Place
Redding, CA
Airport
Redding Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ZD7A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1925Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA106
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N1925QRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0325 · Built 1973Airframe 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) The flight instructor reported that on the first landing the pilot-rated student failed to extend the landing gear. The instructor further reported that he didn't notice that the landing gear was in the up position on approach to landing. Additionally, the pilot-rated student had set the panifold pressute at 15 inches, while the landing gear warning horn is set to activate at 13 inches of manifold pressure. The flight instructor also stated that the landing checklist was not accomplished. The airplaned landed with all three landing gear in the retracted position, which resulted in substantial damage. The nationatl transportation safety board determiines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: the failure of the pilot under instruction to lower the landing gear, the failure of both pilots to follow the landing checklist, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT ON THE FIRST LANDING THE PILOT-RATED STUDENT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION ON APPROACH TO LANDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT-RATED STUDENT HAD SET THE PANIFOLD PRESSUTE AT 15 INCHES, WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN IS SET TO ACTIVATE AT 13 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT THE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRPLANED LANDED WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NATIONATL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD DETERMIINES THE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) OF THIS ACCIDENT AS FOLLOWS: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO FOLLOW THE LANDING CHECKLIST, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA08CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRedding, CAThe failure of the pilot under instruction to lower the landing gear, the failure of both pilots to follow the landing checklist, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Apr 8, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1925Q · 4

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

Incident 20060204002009ILevel Off Touchdown · Redding, CA(-23) Pilot failed to extend gear.Feb 4, 2006 · Minor damageAccident 20030411004639AStarting Engines · Redding, CA(-23) The pilot of the Cessna lost control of the airplane on start due to a high power setting. The airplane wing hit the propeller of a parked airplane, causing extensive damage to the Cessna wing spar.Apr 11, 2003 · Substantial damageIncident 19861213085659ILevel Off Touchdown · San Diego, CAUnable to extend nose gear for landing, cause undetermined.Dec 13, 1986 · Minor damageAccident 19811231082389AForced/Precautionary Landing · Little Rock, AREngine quit on takeoff. Landed on runway. Ran off end thru a fence. Improper fuel tank sealant fouled screens.Dec 31, 1981 · Substantial damage