# Incident 19870504041849I: Cessna 177RG, Dallas, TX, May 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1987, 15:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53108, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53108) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870504041849I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE EN ROUTE.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED DOWN.  ALTERNATOR FAILED

## Other reports on N53108 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900428024809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428024809I), Apr 28, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N53108), Mc Kinney, TX, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend nose gear. Landed with nose gear up.
- [Incident 19800324033999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800324033999I), Mar 24, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N53108), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before 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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