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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Pembroke Pines, FL · May 17, 2010

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Date
May 17, 2010 · 09:30 local
Place
Pembroke Pines, FL
Airport
North Perry
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FREE
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8061G
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total56 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8061GRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0061 · Built 1971Airframe 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.

On may 17, 2010, acft N8061G, a CE-177RG(cardinal), piloted by Mr. Matthew a. freeman, ATP certificate 2754802, departed fort myers airport (fmy) at approximately 9AM enroute to North Perry Airport (hwo) with no passengers. Upon arriving in the vicinity of hwo, the pilot prepared acft for landing (ldg). The aircraft down and locked nose gear light fail to illuminate. The pilot initiated emergency procedures several times to obtain a gear down and lock confirmation light to no avail. North Perry Airport was contacted by the pilot who relayed his present situation and requested maintenance assistance from one of the fbo's. Mr. Bob miller, a mechanic and owner of miller aviation working with the pilot who conducted several approaches while Mr. Miller was using a pair of binoculars in effort to determine if the ldg gear was locked. The pilot and mechanic both stated the main gear seemed lock but the nose gear was questionable. The pilot had an eventful ldg as the nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated "upon landing the front seemed to hold for a second but when I released my backpressure at the end of the rollout the front gear collapsed". FAA form 8040-1 m or d will be submitted by miller aviation.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 17, 2010, ACFT N8061G, A CE-177RG(CARDINAL), PILOTED BY MR. MATTHEW A. FREEMAN, ATP CERTIFICATE 2754802, DEPARTED FORT MYERS AIRPORT (FMY) AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM ENROUTE TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) WITH NO PASSENGERS. UPON ARRIVING IN THE VICINITY OF HWO, THE PILOT PREPARED ACFT FOR LANDING (LDG). THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND LOCKED NOSE GEAR LIGHT FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SEVERAL TIMES TO OBTAIN A GEAR DOWN AND LOCK CONFIRMATION LIGHT TO NO AVAIL. NORTH PERRY AIRPORT WAS CONTACTED BY THE PILOT WHO RELAYED HIS PRESENT SITUATION AND REQUESTED MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE FROM ONE OF THE FBO'S. MR. BOB MILLER, A MECHANIC AND OWNER OF MILLER AVIATION WORKING WITH THE PILOT WHO CONDUCTED SEVERAL APPROACHES WHILE MR. MILLER WAS USING A PAIR OF BINOCULARS IN EFFORT TO DETERMINE IF THE LDG GEAR WAS LOCKED. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC BOTH STATED THE MAIN GEAR SEEMED LOCK BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS QUESTIONABLE. THE PILOT HAD AN EVENTFUL LDG AS THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED "UPON LANDING THE FRONT SEEMED TO HOLD FOR A SECOND BUT WHEN I RELEASED MY BACKPRESSURE AT THE END OF THE ROLLOUT THE FRONT GEAR COLLAPSED". FAA FORM 8040-1 M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MILLER AVIATION.