# Incident 19780220007539I: Cessna 177RG, Van Nuys, CA, February 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1978, 08:09 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220007539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED DUE TO A BENT HOOK ON THE UP LOCK. HOOK STRAIGHTENED, GEAR WORKED OK.

## Other reports on N177WS (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150607010589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150607010589I), Jun 7, 2015: Cessna 177RG (N177WS), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. On 06/07/2015 at approximately 1046 am, aircraft landed gear up on rwy 15 at Martin State Airport, Baltimore, MD.
- [Incident 19790426100529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426100529I), Apr 26, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N177WS), Van Nuys, CA. Pilot ran out of fuel. Fuel gauges inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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