# Incident 19910402013699I: Cessna 177RG, Springfield, IL, April 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1991, 11:20 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2196Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2196Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 12 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402013699I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING. O RING HAD BROKEN OFF AND BLOCKED THE FLOW OF HYDRAULIC FLUID THROUGH THE RESTRICTOR.

## Other reports on N2196Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19931213049249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931213049249I), Dec 13, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N2196Q), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear. Landed gear up. Nose gear uplock mechanism and actuating mechanism badly worn.

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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