- Date
- November 4, 1982, 19:00 local (Nov 5, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bullhead City, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7733VCessna 177RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821104059089A
- Case key
- 70079
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Landing gear collapsed during landing. Several attempts both normal and emergency to extend gear failed. The rod end bearing (Cessna part # S-2049-6FG) had failed. This prevented gear extension. Service letter 79-37 recommending installing a new high strength bearing was not complied with.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7733V
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 177RG0907
- Airframe hours
- 196
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Glen L. Murray
- Registered owner
- Glen L. Murray
- Departed
- San Diego, CA
- Destination
- Bullhead, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PO6 · Bullhead City, runway 35, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,470 total · 292 in this make and model · 32 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.