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Unable to extend nose gear by normal or emergency means, pilot of C177 lands on main gear only at mso. Sudden engine stoppage and minor cosmetic damage to aircraft result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 627185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mso.airport |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| ASRS Report | 627185 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear unsafe light other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Nose landing gear jammed in the up position. After failing to cure the problem using manual gear pump and all possible emergency checklist actions, a landing was made on the main gear only resulting in a sudden engine stoppage and minor damage to the cowling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR BY NORMAL OR EMER MEANS, PLT OF C177 LANDS ON MAIN GEAR ONLY AT MSO. SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE AND MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE TO ACFT RESULT.
Narrative: NOSE LNDG GEAR JAMMED IN THE UP POS. AFTER FAILING TO CURE THE PROB USING MANUAL GEAR PUMP AND ALL POSSIBLE EMER CHKLIST ACTIONS, A LNDG WAS MADE ON THE MAIN GEAR ONLY RESULTING IN A SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWLING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.