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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Johnstown, PA · April 8, 2024

Date
April 8, 2024 · 14:30 local
Place
Johnstown, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52885
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,760 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot attempted to land at duj. The landing gear would not extend. The pilot decided to go to jst, due to EMS and maintenance. Pilot contacted jst tower declared an emergency. Pilot attempted to use emergency extension of the gear, but no luck in the attempt. Pilot had to land with unsafe gear indication. Gear retracted upon landing. No injuries to the pilot aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DUJ. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO TO JST, DUE TO EMS AND MAINTENANCE. PILOT CONTACTED JST TOWER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE EMERGENCY EXTENSION OF THE GEAR, BUT NO LUCK IN THE ATTEMPT. PILOT HAD TO LAND WITH UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. GEAR RETRACTED UPON LANDING. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N52885 · 3

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