# Incident 19780419012949I: Cessna 177RG, Durango, CO, April 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1978, 07:50 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Laplata Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1852Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1852Q) (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: 90 total, 15 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/19780419012949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OBSERVED SAFE GEAR LIGHT FOR LANDING. ON ROLLOUT AS NOSE WAS LOWERED IT CONTINUED TO DROP.

## Other reports on N1852Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19861231081339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861231081339I), Dec 31, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N1852Q), Pittsburgh, PA. Pilot reported fuel gauge malfunction and temporary electrical failure. Safe landing. Unable to duplicate problems.
- [Incident 19800224031569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224031569I), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N1852Q), Shiprock, NM, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.

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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