# Incident 19861007077489I: Cessna 177RG, Indianapolis, IN, October 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1986, 06:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Speedway
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7994° N, 86.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Speedway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7994&lon=-86.3563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73AL) (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: 600 total, 225 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861007077489I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH MAIN GEAR UP, FOUND RUPTURED NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC LINE.

## Other reports on N73AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19850412025229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412025229I), Apr 12, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N73AL), Plymouth, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend for landing. Landed on mains. Bolt failed.

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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