# Incident 20231116018999I: Cessna 177RG, Flagstaff, AZ, November 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2023, 16:21 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1403° N, 111.6692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM (FLG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1403&lon=-111.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2007Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2007Q) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,355 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231116018999I

## Narrative

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

AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE EVENT AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETED ON 10/17/2023. THE EVENT AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED BY ITS CURRENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 11/15/2023. THE NEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^INSURANCE REQUIRED THE NEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TO OBTAIN 10 HOURS IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH A CFI PRIOR TO ANY SOLO FLYING. THE EVENT FLIGHT WAS THE SECOND FLIGHT WITH THE NEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A CFI. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM FLAGSTAFF, AZ AND ONCE ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION, IT WAS DECIDED TO PRACTICE THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO 90KTS, THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS DE-ENERGIZED, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN TO MANUALLY PUMP THE GEAR DOWN. DURING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE MAIN GEAR WAS EXTENDING BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RE-ENERGIZED, AND THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO THE UP POSITION. THE MAIN GEAR RETRACTED. A NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED BUT AGAIN, ONLY THE MAIN GEAR EXTENDED. THIS WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CFI PERFORMED SEVERAL MANEUVERS TO DISLODGE THE NOSE GEAR AND GET IT TO EXTEND, ALL ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. A FLY-BY OF THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE TOWER WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BE LANDING WITHOUT NOSE GEAR AND THE EVENT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER TO DO SO. THE CFI PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION, TURNED OFF THE MAGNETOS AND THEN THE MASTER. THE SOFT FIELD LANDING WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE NOSE HELD OFF THE RUNWAY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FUEL LEAKS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER. THE EVENT AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 8.37 HOURS OF TIME IN SERVICE BETWEEN THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IN OCTOBER AND THE EVENT IN NOVEMBER. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE UPLOCK ROLLER WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE NOSE GEAR HOOK WITH THE GEAR IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THIS WAS CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO REMAIN LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION.

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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