# NTSB MIA85LA258: Cessna 177RG, N52637, Ormond Beach, FL, September 17, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1985, 09:23 local (13:23 UTC)
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85LA258
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31454/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA258

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear not extended, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,gear warning system - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR  PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHILE ON A TEST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTAINENCE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52637](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52637-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 177RG1221, built 1977 (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: 177RG1221
- Airframe hours: 1780
- Engines: LYCOMING I0360A1B6D 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Liberty Aviation Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1984
- Airport: OMN, Ormond Beach, runway 35, 4,000 × 180 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 595 total, 483 in this make and model, 527 as pilot in command, 41 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ORL, 50 nm away

## 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 19850917045569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917045569A), Sep 17, 1985: Cessna 177RG, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Forgot to extend landing gear on maintenance check flight. Landed gear up. Pilot says gear horn did not go off.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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