# Accident 20220823022809A: Cessna 177RG, Two Harbors, CA, August 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2022, 11:40 local time
- Place: Two Harbors, CA
- Airport: Santa Catalina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4400° N, 118.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Two Harbors, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4400&lon=-118.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52946) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 857 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220823022809A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION: I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ON AUGUST 23, 2022 AT 1140 LOCAL TIME THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE ON A VFR APPROACH TO KAVX (SANTA CATALINA, CALIFORNIA) FAILED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN IN HIS CE-177RG AND LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 22.  THE FAA BECAME AWARE ON AUGUST 23, 2022.

BASED ON 8900.1, VOLUME 7, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1, A,  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE MEANS DAMAGE OR FAILURE WHICH ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, PERFORMANCE, OR FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND WHICH WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECTED COMPONENT. ENGINE FAILURE OR DAMAGE LIMITED TO AN ENGINE IF ONLY ONE ENGINE FAILS OR IS DAMAGED, BENT FAIRINGS OR COWLING, DENTED SKIN, SMALL PUNCTURED HOLES IN THE SKIN OR FABRIC, GROUND DAMAGE TO ROTOR OR PROPELLER BLADES, AND DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, WHEELS, TIRES, FLAPS, ENGINE ACCESSORIES, BRAKES, OR WINGTIPS ARE NOT CONSIDERED “SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE” FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART. THERE IS A CESSNA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE "AD" THAT STATES ANY DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER IS CONSIDERED "SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE" THEREFORE THIS IS AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N52946 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920708027799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708027799I), Jul 8, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N52946), Gunnison, CO, Minor damage. Pilot struck runway approach lights on descent to runway. Landed safely. Pilot reported turbulence and wind shear.

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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