# Accident 19910318005689A: Cessna 177RG, Colorado Spring, CO, March 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1950Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1950Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 933 total, 229 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318005689A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND ON LANDING,LIFTED A WING,RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS. EMPANNAGE STRUCK RUNWAY LENGTH MARKER.

## 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 DEN91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA052), Mar 18, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N1950Q), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE GUSTY/QUARTERING CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1950Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19870409019429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870409019429I), Apr 9, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N1950Q), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on touchdown.

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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