# Incident 19780523039659I: Cessna 177B, Otis, CO, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Otis, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1501° N, 102.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otis, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1501&lon=-102.9621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34908, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 43 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/19780523039659I

## Narrative

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

DURING CROSSWIND LANDING, STUDENT SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N34908 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850418013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418013239A), Apr 18, 1985: Cessna 177B (N34908), Alliance, NE, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff on dirt uphill runway and ran into ditch. No flaps were used and density altitude was a factor.

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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