# Incident 20110413014219I: Cessna 177RG, Melbourne, FL, April 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2011, 09:59 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2757V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2757V) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 65 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110413014219I

## Narrative

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

THE ACFT LANDED WITH THE LDG GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED AFTER A NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC HOSE FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD HEARD A SOFT BANG AND FELT A BUMP DURING CRUISE FLT, AND BRIEFLY NOTICED THE SMELL OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. HE ALSO NOTICED A DROP IN AIRSPEED, THEN OBSERVED THE MLG HANGING OUT OF THE WHEEL WELLS (AS VIEWED USING AN EXTERNALLY MOUNTED MIRROR LOCATED ON THE WING). AFTER ANALYZING THE PROBLEM AND UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE GEAR MANUALLY PER 177RG POH PROCEDURES, THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT MLB. THE ACFT SUSTAINED MINOR PROP & SKIN DAMAGE DURING THE LDG.SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT NLG "UP" HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD FAILED AND SEPARATED AT THE ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SYSTEM PRESSURE AND ALLOWING THE LDG GEAR TO FREE FALL INTO A PARTIALLY EXTENDED POSITION. THE FAILED HOSE HAD A DETERIORATED AND CRACKED EXTERIOR COVER. REMAINING FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE HARDENED AND BRITTLE. THE PART NUMBER OF THE HOSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN S2178-4 SERIES BASED ON VISIBLE NUMBERS FOUND ON THE REMAINING FRAGMENTS. CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN # SEB 92-8 ISSUED IN 1992 MANDATED REPLACEMENT OF THESE P/N HOSES DUE FOR REASONS THAT WERE NOT CLEARLY SPECIFIED IN THE BULLETIN.REVIEW OF AVAILABLE ACFT MX RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE MOST RECENT REFERENCE TO REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR LINES WAS DATED 11/18/1983. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AFTER A PREVIOUS LDG GEAR HYD HOSE FAILURE ON 9/27/1983 (THE FAA INCIDENT SUMMARY FOR THAT MISHAP DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH HOSE FAILED). THE LAST RECORDED ACFT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY AN IA ON  01/01/2011 AT 5,515.9 HRS TTIS. THE ACFT TTIS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT ON 4/13/2011 WAS 5,531.7 HRS, WHICH IS 15.8 OPERATING HRS, OR 3 MONTHS 13 DAYS, AFTER THE LAST ANNUAL WAS COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N2757V (3)

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

- [Incident 19910112004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910112004319I), Jan 12, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N2757V), Farmington, NM. Engine ran rough then quit. Vectored to airport but had to land on Private field. Found magneto had failed.
- [Incident 19860304018409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860304018409I), Mar 4, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N2757V), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing due to sheared bolt in actuator. Downlock switch misaligned.
- [Incident 19830927066729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927066729I), Sep 27, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N2757V), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Landing gear failed to lock down. Landed with gear in trail. Broken hydraulic pressure line to actuator.

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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