# Incident 19880913052909I: Cessna 177RG, Ft Myers, FL, September 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1988, 14:27 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5866° N, 81.8632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8255G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255G) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,160 total, 190 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880913052909I

## Narrative

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

CAME IN FAST AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. SKIDDED AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. SPUN AROUND.

## Other reports on N8255G (2)

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

- [Incident 19950722031449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722031449I), Jul 22, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N8255G), Patterson, LA. Engine problems over gulf en route. Engine failed short final at ptn. Landed on runway. Exhaust valve had broken.
- [Incident 19940801038959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801038959I), Aug 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N8255G), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Hydraulic power pack electric motor failed. Gear warning horn ok likewise gear lights.

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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