- Date
- June 3, 1976
- Place
- Gardner, KS · GARDNER, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7972VCessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760603013769A
- Case key
- 154168
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1062 76/6/3 GARDNER,KS CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2000 N7972V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 6 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,KS GARDNER,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PLT RPTD HE DID NOT USE THE CHECK LIST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7972V
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gardner
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.