# Incident 19920822037279I: Cessna 177RG, Merritt Island, FL, August 22, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1992, 07:47 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2010Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2010Q) (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: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822037279I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN SYKES CREEK. PILOT AND PASSENGERS RESCUED BY A BOAT.

## Other reports on N2010Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19920629025489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629025489I), Jun 29, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2010Q), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19791211040299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211040299A), Dec 11, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2010Q), Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. Full report not received.

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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