# Incident 19870108004279I: Cessna 177RG, Torrance, CA, January 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7818V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7818V) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 55 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108004279I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING AND DEPARTED SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN SOFT EARTH.

## Other reports on N7818V (2)

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

- [Incident 19840526032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526032199I), May 26, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N7818V), Lima, IL, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Gear warning horn did not sound.
- [Accident 19801228082489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228082489A), Dec 28, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N7818V), Meyer, IL, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff from private strip when engine backfired. Unable to stop on wet grass. Found leak in igniter lead.

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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