Cessna 177RG N2129Q

Summary

On 1 July 2001 at about 17:25 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N2129Q was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 July 2001 at 17:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Broomfield-Jefferson County (BJC)

Coordinates

39.8895, -105.1100

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N2129Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Wahoo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN01LA119

Nobody was injured.

failure of the nose landing gear hydraulic UP hose, which resulted in a wheels-up landing..

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During cruise flight, the pilot heard a loud "pop" and noticed the landing GEAR UP light was no longer illuminated and would not illuminate when he pushed the PUSH TO TEST button. When he tested the GEAR DOWN light, it illuminated. He slowed the airplane and cycled the landing gear, but to no avail. He then checked and reset the landing gear circuit breaker. He cycled the landing gear both electrically and manually. He was able to lock the nose landing gear by pulling a 2-g maneuver, but the main landing gear remained retracted. The pilot then landed with the nose gear extended and the main gears retracted. He was able to maintain a wings level attitude until the aircraft came to a stop approximately 250 feet down the runway. The aircraft then leaned onto its right stabilizer, crushing some spars and ribs. Post-accident examination revealed the hydraulic nose landing gear UP hose had failed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.