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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Hickory, NC · October 2, 2024

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Date
October 2, 2024 · 12:22 local
Place
Hickory, NC
Airport
Hickory Regional
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2052Q
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total
N2052QRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0452 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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On 2 October 2024 at 1622Z (1222 EDT) a Cessna 177RG landed gear up on runway 24 at Hickory Regional Airport (khky) in Hickory, NC. Prior to the incident the pilot reported he experienced smoke in the cockpit emanating from the landing/taxi light switch panel. The smoke subsided once the pilot turned the switches to off. One person was onboard with no injuries reported and the aircraft sustained a propeller strike and minor fuselage damage.

The pilot stated that on departure from avery county airport (7A8) at approximately 4,000' he smelled what he described as an electrical overheat. The pilot ran his emergency action checklist and attempted to return to the airport (7A8). Pilot was unable to extend landing gear on final and chose to divert to Hickory(khky) for a higher level of emergency and support services. The pilot made several attempts to lower the landing gear without success and confirmed with local air traffic and the khky air traffic control tower that the landing gear was not visible. The aircraft landed without landing gear extended. The cause of the smoke and the landing gear not extending has not been determined. The privacy data omitted is waiting for the insurance company to make a final determination before maintenance inspections and repairs begin.

This report may be amended once more information is available following inspection of the aircraft.

NTSB did not investigate this incident due to lack of damage to the aircraft, therefore no NTSB number was added at block 5.

Reference sas task T-EA68-FY25-0179

As the FAA filed it

ON 2 OCTOBER 2024 AT 1622Z (1222 EDT) A CESSNA 177RG LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 24 AT HICKORY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHKY) IN HICKORY, NC. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE PILOT REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EMANATING FROM THE LANDING/TAXI LIGHT SWITCH PANEL. THE SMOKE SUBSIDED ONCE THE PILOT TURNED THE SWITCHES TO OFF. ONE PERSON WAS ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND MINOR FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON DEPARTURE FROM AVERY COUNTY AIRPORT (7A8) AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000' HE SMELLED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN ELECTRICAL OVERHEAT. THE PILOT RAN HIS EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT (7A8). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR ON FINAL AND CHOSE TO DIVERT TO HICKORY(KHKY) FOR A HIGHER LEVEL OF EMERGENCY AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS AND CONFIRMED WITH LOCAL AIR TRAFFIC AND THE KHKY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND THE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION BEFORE MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS BEGIN.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED ONCE MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOLLOWING INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB DID NOT INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THEREFORE NO NTSB NUMBER WAS ADDED AT BLOCK 5.

REFERENCE SAS TASK T-EA68-FY25-0179