# Incident 19781012030159I: Cessna 177RG, Fort Worth, TX, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978, 13:40 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2550V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550V-2013-07-09) (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: 203 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/19781012030159I

## Narrative

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

PLANE BOUNCED, PORPOISED, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. BOLTS IN THE DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY WERE SHEARED.

## Other reports on N2550V (2)

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

- [Accident 19920223003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003369A), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Loud bang on climbout. Oil on windshield. Crash landed in snow. Engine had thrown connecting rod thru engine case.
- [Incident 19790506025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506025789I), May 6, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2550V), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control and ran off runway into identifier sign.

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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