# Accident 20151114019279A: Cessna 177RG, Palm Springs, CA, November 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2015, 08:59 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8314° N, 116.5092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8314&lon=-116.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2112Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2112Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,596 total, 603 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151114019279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT, CA IN ROUTE TO HEMET RYAN AIRPORT, CA.  JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT WAS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND DECIDED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND RETURN TO BERMUDA DUNES AIRPORT AS A PRECAUTION.  AFTER NUMEROUS UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT PALM SPRINGS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND ALL DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT STABILATOR AND LOWER FUSELAGE AFT OF THE MAIN LANDING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA074), Nov 14, 2015: Cessna 177 (N2112Q), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a shaft seal at the nose gear retraction/extension actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and a main landing gear collapse during landing.

## Other reports on N2112Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19830927063949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927063949I), Sep 27, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N2112Q), Leachville, AR. Losing oil pressure and oil on the windshield. Landed in an open field. Left crankcase had cracked.

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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