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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Mesa, AZ · November 8, 2012

Date: November 8, 2012 · 15:45 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8218G
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N8218GRegistration cancelled May 28, 2022 · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0118 · Built 1971 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.

11/08/2012 Aircraft was on final to ffz. Pilot moved gear lever to gear down position. Gear moved to the down position as visually verified by the pilot. The nose landing gear down and locked light was not illuminated. Pilot cycled the gear up and down with the same result. Pilot then hand pumped the gear. Visual confirmation indicated that the gear were all down, however, the NLG light remained off. Pilot tested the bulb and found the bulb working. Unable to get the NLG light to come on, the pilot asked ffz tower to confirm the landing gear appeared down and locked. Tower confirmed gear were in the down position. Pilot landed the aircraft on the mains, shut down the engine and sat the aircraft nose gear down. The landing gear appeared to be down and locked. When the pilot turned off of the runway, the nose landing gear colapsed. The aircraft cowl flaps, exhaust pipe, nose landing gear doors, propeller tips, and several parts of the NLG were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

11/08/2012 AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO FFZ. PILOT MOVED GEAR LEVER TO GEAR DOWN POSITION. GEAR MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION AS VISUALLY VERIFIED BY THE PILOT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR UP AND DOWN WITH THE SAME RESULT. PILOT THEN HAND PUMPED THE GEAR. VISUAL CONFIRMATION INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WERE ALL DOWN, HOWEVER, THE NLG LIGHT REMAINED OFF. PILOT TESTED THE BULB AND FOUND THE BULB WORKING. UNABLE TO GET THE NLG LIGHT TO COME ON, THE PILOT ASKED FFZ TOWER TO CONFIRM THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR WERE IN THE DOWN POSITION. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAINS, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND SAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT COWL FLAPS, EXHAUST PIPE, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER TIPS, AND SEVERAL PARTS OF THE NLG WERE DAMAGED.

Other reports on N8218G · 2

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

Incident 19871011062969IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hayden, COThe aircraft landed on a road when the engine lost oil and the pilot smelled smoke. Oil line to prop governor brokeOct 11, 1987 · Minor damage Accident 19730727025449AFinal Approach · San Brnadno, CALdg gr collapsed.Jul 27, 1973 · Substantial damage