# Incident 19920708027799I: Cessna 177RG, Gunnison, CO, July 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1992, 16:18 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Airport: Gunnison County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5480° N, 106.9246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5480&lon=-106.9246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52946) (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: 2,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708027799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHTS ON DESCENT TO RUNWAY. LANDED SAFELY. PILOT REPORTED TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR.

## Other reports on N52946 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220823022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220823022809A), Aug 23, 2022: Cessna 177RG (N52946), Two Harbors, CA, Substantial damage. Investigation: I was notified that on August 23, 2022 at 1140 local time that [privacy data omitted] while on a VFR approach to kavx (Santa Catalina,…

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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