# Incident 19820320012149I: Cessna 177RG, Stuart, FL, March 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Stuart
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1953° N, 80.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-80.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45359, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45359) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 15 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320012149I

## Narrative

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

PELICAN CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD DURING CRUISE. LANDED IN BACK SEAT.

## Other reports on N45359 (3)

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

- [Incident 20140405003929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140405003929I), Apr 5, 2014: Cessna 177RG (N45359), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. Aircraft nose gear jammed in up position. PIC was unable to extend normally or with emergency extension system. Aircraft landed nose gear up. Cause determined…
- [Incident 20110807016689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110807016689I), Aug 7, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N45359), Fargo, ND, No damage. Erratic fuel flow indication and fuel odor necessitated return to airport.
- [Incident 19781122025769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122025769I), Nov 22, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N45359), Rochester, NY. On attempted gear retraction, all electrical lost. Returned for uneventful landing.

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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