# Incident 19781016033139I: Cessna 177RG, Sedona, AZ, October 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52640, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52640) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 32 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/19781016033139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N52640 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910902045269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902045269I), Sep 2, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N52640), Poplar Bluff, MO. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed beside runway. Gear was out of rig. Improper maintenance.
- [Incident 19910621029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621029259I), Jun 21, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N52640), Poplar Bluff, MO, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout while practicing touch and go landings.

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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