Accident Cessna 177RG N45188, Thursday 7 August 1986

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Date:	Thursday 7 August 1986
Time:	08:10 LT
Type:	Cessna 177RG
Owner/operator:	Kamran Nikbakhsh-tali
Registration:	N45188
MSN:	177RG1095
Year of manufacture:	1976
Total airframe hrs:	1146 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-A1B6W
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	San Jose, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Tracy, CA (036)
Destination airport:	San Jose, CA (KRHV)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE PARTIALLY EXTENDED.TOWER PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO WARN THE PLT OF THE GEAR POSITION WITH USE OF THE RADIO AND LIGHT GUN SIGNALS; HOWEVER, THE LANDING WAS CONTINUED. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IF THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION FROM THE GEAR UP POSITION, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD LOWER TO THE TRAIL POSITION.

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