# Incident 19950202010099I: Cessna 177RG, Colorado Spring, CO, February 2, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1995, 18:10 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1621H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1621H) (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: 145 total, 117 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202010099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 KNOTS AIRSPEED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED (RETRACTED) ON 1621H, A CESSNA 177RG. PILOT WILLIAM SCOTT BERRY (OWNER) WAS NOT INJURED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS/GEAR RETRACT TEST SHOW THE OVERCENTER GEAR RETRACT SPRING WAS BROKEN. ALSO, THE POWER PACK/ELECTRICAL SWITCHES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THIS INFORMATION IS FROM IA JIM BORST AT ARROW AVIATION MAINTENANCE FACILITY, COLORADO SPRINGS. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY ENDORSED AND CHECKED OUT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1621H (4)

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

- [Incident 19940925035549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940925035549I), Sep 25, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N1621H), Ellicott, CO, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear on practice forced landing. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19880718042949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718042949I), Jul 18, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N1621H), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Gear in swinging position. Unable to retract or lower. Physically pushed it down. Landed safely. Ruptured gear hose
- [Incident 19871113080439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871113080439I), Nov 13, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N1621H), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Unable to lock main gear in down position. Landed with nose gear up and main gear in the unlocked position.
- [Incident 19780121003949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121003949I), Jan 21, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N1621H), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot retracted gear when instructed to lower flaps for touch and go.

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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