# Incident 20130721013219I: Cessna 177RG, Scranton, PA, July 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Scranton, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3385° N, 75.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (AVP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3385&lon=-75.7234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35942, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35942) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130721013219I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LANDING GEAR PROBLEM, PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PER AIRCRAFT POH WITH NO RESULT. PILOT FLEW OVER TO WILKES BARRE/SCRANTON AIRPORT TO PERFORM THE PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR LANDING. HE CHOSE THIS AIRPORT BASED ON EMERGENCY VEHICLES JUST IN CASE. PILOT LANDED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 28 IN THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL WAS EXTENDED AND LOCKED, N0 DAMAGE TO PROP OR ENGINE. DURING INVESTIGATION MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END FOUND BROKEN.

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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