# Incident 19890314061049I: Cessna 177RG, Savannah, GA, March 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1989, 12:38 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52800) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,650 total, 120 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89IA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314061049I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP. MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END BROKE. SERVICE INFO ON PART.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89IA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89IA104), Mar 14, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N52800), Savannah, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE-INDUCED FRACTURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END.

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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