# Incident 19940801038959I: Cessna 177RG, Galveston, TX, August 1, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1994, 23:00 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8255G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8255G) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,069 total, 17 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801038959I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. HYDRAULIC POWER PACK ELECTRIC MOTOR FAILED. GEAR WARNING HORN OK LIKEWISE GEAR LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N8255G (2)

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

- [Incident 19950722031449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722031449I), Jul 22, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N8255G), Patterson, LA. Engine problems over gulf en route. Engine failed short final at ptn. Landed on runway. Exhaust valve had broken.
- [Incident 19880913052909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880913052909I), Sep 13, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N8255G), Ft Myers, FL. Came in fast and lost directional control on landing. Skidded and veered off runway. Spun around.

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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