Cessna 177RG N1925Q

Summary

On 8 April 2008 at about 18:25 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1925Q was involved in an accident near Redding, California, 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

8 April 2008 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Redding, California, United States

Nearest airport

Redding Municipal (RDD)

Coordinates

40.5089, -122.2933

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N1925Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redding → Redding

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08CA106

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot under instruction to lower the landing gear, the failure of both pilots to follow the landing checklist, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The fight instructor reported that on the first landing the pilot-rated student failed to extend the landing gear. The instructor further reported that he didn't notice that the landing gear was in the UP position on approach to landing. Additionally, the pilot-rated student had set the manifold pressure at 15 inches, while the landing gear warning horn is set to activate at 13 inches of manifold pressure. The flight instructor also stated that the landing checklist was not accomplished. The airplane landed with all three landing gear in the retracted position, which resulted in substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.