# Incident 19850222012299I: Cessna 177RG, Des Moines, IA, February 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1985, 22:28 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45536, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45536-2017-09-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total, 40 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850222012299I

## Narrative

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

LOST SITE OF CENTERLINE WHILE TAXIING ON UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY. STRUCK TAXIWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N45536 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850427023059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427023059I), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N45536), Eau Claire, WI, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing. Placard above gear handle stated warning horn was inoperative.

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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