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FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · San Diego, CA · April 6, 2025

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Date
April 6, 2025 · 12:48 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Brown Field Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8215G
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total
N8215GRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0115 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft called saying they were working out some landing gear issues. Pilot requested controller looks at landing gear, was told they appear to be down, but canted. Aircraft then did a touch and go. A different aircraft on the airport told pilot that his gear appeared to lock into place. Controller told pilot his nose gear still appeared canted. Pilot was then cleared to land on runway 8 left, nose gear collapsed on landing roll out. Upon inspection of the aircraft residual hydraulic fluid was noted on bottom of the fusealage of the aircraft. On March 21, 2025, the aircraft's nose landing gear was overhauled. As part of the post-maintenance checks, both normal extension/retraction and emergency extension operations were performed and verified. At this time, the aircraft privacy data omitted has declined to proceed with further inspection or repair, citing the possibility of pending litigation. The privacy data omitted will notify this office once a decision has been made regarding the location where any required maintenance will be performed.

This memorandum will be updated as additional information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CALLED SAYING THEY WERE WORKING OUT SOME LANDING GEAR ISSUES. PILOT REQUESTED CONTROLLER LOOKS AT LANDING GEAR, WAS TOLD THEY APPEAR TO BE DOWN, BUT CANTED. AIRCRAFT THEN DID A TOUCH AND GO. A DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT ON THE AIRPORT TOLD PILOT THAT HIS GEAR APPEARED TO LOCK INTO PLACE. CONTROLLER TOLD PILOT HIS NOSE GEAR STILL APPEARED CANTED. PILOT WAS THEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 8 LEFT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL OUT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS NOTED ON BOTTOM OF THE FUSEALAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ON MARCH 21, 2025, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS OVERHAULED. AS PART OF THE POST-MAINTENANCE CHECKS, BOTH NORMAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION OPERATIONS WERE PERFORMED AND VERIFIED. AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS DECLINED TO PROCEED WITH FURTHER INSPECTION OR REPAIR, CITING THE POSSIBILITY OF PENDING LITIGATION. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL NOTIFY THIS OFFICE ONCE A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE REGARDING THE LOCATION WHERE ANY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE WILL BE PERFORMED.

THIS MEMORANDUM WILL BE UPDATED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.