# Incident 19830217060939I: Cessna 177RG, Anchorage, AK, February 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1983, 12:11 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 61.1790° N, 149.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1790&lon=-149.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34938, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34938-2009-09-16) (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: 879 total, 33 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217060939I

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE ON GEAR RETRACTION. UNABLE TO LOCK DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. MAIN GEAR ACTUATING SYSTEM BEARING HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA045), Feb 17, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N34938 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950514011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011609A), May 14, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Oakland, CA, Destroyed. Rough engine on takeoff. Aborted. Ran off end runway into rough field. Was 214LBS over gross weight. Engine normal.
- [Incident 19940411020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940411020819I), Apr 11, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N34938), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a wooden post while taxiing for departure.
- [Accident 19810707042839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707042839A), Jul 7, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel hit log on runway. As pilot made go-around, wheel was torn off and gear collapsed during 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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