# NTSB FTW00LA258: Cessna 177RG, N2035Q, Mountain Home, AR, September 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 7, 2000, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Mountain Home, AR - Coordinates: 36.329132, -92.370971 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3291&lon=-92.3710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50258 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA258 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50258/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA258 ## Probable cause The failure of the landing gear to extend due to the empty hydraulic reservoir. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - hydraulic system,reservoir - low level (cause) - gear extension - not possible, pilot in command ## Analysis The landing gear did not extend during an approach to land. The pilot attempted to manually pump the landing gear down, but that failed to extend the landing gear. The pilot then elected to land gear-up at an airport where emergency personnel were in place. Examination of the landing gear's hydraulic reservoir revealed that it was empty. The airplane underwent its last annual inspection 16 days and 8 flight hours prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On September 07, 2000, at 1200 central daylight time, a Cessna 177RG retractable-gear airplane, N2035Q, was substantially damaged when it landed gear-up at the Baxter County Regional Airport near Mountain Home, Arkansas. The private pilot, who was the owner and operator of the airplane, and his three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated at 0930, from Corinth, Mississippi, and was destined for Branson, Missouri. According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane's fuel quantity gauges were indicating that fuel was only being used from the left fuel tank. The pilot elected to land at Gaston, Missouri, to examine the fuel tanks and quantity gauges. When the pilot was approaching Gaston, he realized that the landing gear would not extend. The pilot attempted to manually pump the landing gear down, but that failed to extend the landing gear. The pilot elected to land at the Baxter County Regional Airport where emergency personnel were in place. The airplane landed gear-up on Runway 5. According to an FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the firewall and fuselage were buckled. Examination of the landing gear's hydraulic reservoir revealed that it was empty. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the airplane underwent its last annual inspection on August 22, 2000, at an aircraft total time of 2,120 hours. The accident occurred 8 hours after the annual inspection. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2035Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2035Q), registered now, S/N 177RG0435, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 177RG - Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 177RG0435 - Airframe hours: 2120 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeff S. Johnson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 22, 2000, 8 hours before - Departed: CRX, CORINTH, MS - Destination: PLK, BRANSON, MO - Airport: BPK, Baxter County Regional, runway 5, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 268 total, 66 in this make and model, 199 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BPK ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000907013729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907013729A), Sep 7, 2000: Cessna 177RG, Mountain Home, AR, No damage. (-23) On 9/7/00 at approx. 0930 (LCL) a/c departed corinth (crx) Ms. Enroute to branson, MO. (Plk) due to fuel quantity discrepancy a precautionary landing was… From the NTSB's public API. 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