# Incident 20240408003819I: Cessna 177RG, Johnstown, PA, April 8, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3261° N, 78.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3261&lon=-78.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52885, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52885) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240408003819I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20030116000479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030116000479I), Jan 16, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N52885), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Talked with pilot on 1-21-03. Pilot stated he was in the pattern and the traffic was fairly heavy and he became distracted when traffic called and said…
- [Incident 19940816036269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816036269I), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N52885), Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Hydraulic failure. Landed gear up. Pressure line to nose gear ruptured at fitting.
- [Incident 19850422018959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422018959I), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N52885), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to get gear down and locked. Found rod end on main gear actuator 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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