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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Oxford, CT · March 15, 2011

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Date
March 15, 2011 · 17:56 local
Place
Oxford, CT
Airport
Waterbury-Oxford Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34458
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
18,500 total55 in this make and model18 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.

On March 15, 2011 privacy data omitted theprivacy data omitted of N34458 experienced a nose gear up landing on runway 18 at the Waterbury-Oxford Airport, in Oxford, CT. While performing traffic pattern flight, privacy data omitted received an unsafe gear indication. privacy data omitted Was able to visually confirm the status of the main landing gear. privacy data omitted Was also able to confirm the status that the nose gear was unsafe by coordinating with the airport tower and a mechanic on the ground. The pilot attempted numerous times to extend the nose landing gear both automatically and via the manual gear extension procedure contained in the aircraft flight manual (AFM). The pilot also tried to get the nose gear to extend by "g" loading and unloading the aircraft. After determining that the pilot could not lower the nose landing gear, the pilot coordinated with the tower for crash/ rescue and continued to circle the airport. After crash/ rescue arrived privacy data omitted performed a normal approach to a power-off landing by shutting off the engine at 50 feet above ground level (AGL). privacy data omitted Landed the aircraft normally and held the nose off until the stabilator started to become ineffective. privacy data omitted Lowered the aircraft's nose and came to a stop on runway 18 with minimal damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 15, 2011 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N34458 EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE WATERBURY-OXFORD AIRPORT, IN OXFORD, CT. WHILE PERFORMING TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO VISUALLY CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO ABLE TO CONFIRM THE STATUS THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS UNSAFE BY COORDINATING WITH THE AIRPORT TOWER AND A MECHANIC ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BOTH AUTOMATICALLY AND VIA THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE CONTAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL (AFM). THE PILOT ALSO TRIED TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND BY "G" LOADING AND UNLOADING THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE PILOT COULD NOT LOWER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT COORDINATED WITH THE TOWER FOR CRASH/ RESCUE AND CONTINUED TO CIRCLE THE AIRPORT. AFTER CRASH/ RESCUE ARRIVED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED A NORMAL APPROACH TO A POWER-OFF LANDING BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY AND HELD THE NOSE OFF UNTIL THE STABILATOR STARTED TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE AND CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 18 WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.