# Incident 19861231081339I: Cessna 177RG, Pittsburgh, PA, December 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1986, 05:24 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1852Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1852Q) (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: 1,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861231081339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION AND TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL FAILURE. SAFE LANDING. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEMS.

## Other reports on N1852Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19800224031569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224031569I), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N1852Q), Shiprock, NM, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear.
- [Incident 19780419012949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780419012949I), Apr 19, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N1852Q), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Pilot observed safe gear light for landing. On rollout as nose was lowered it continued to drop.

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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