# Incident 19950618044489I: Cessna 177RG, Chicago, IL, June 18, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1995, 13:48 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7637V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7637V) (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: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 38 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/19950618044489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PRIOR TO INCIDENT, REPAIRS WERE MADE TO LANDING GEAR'S BY UNKNOWN MECHANICS. NO LOG BOOKS ENTRIES WERE NOTED IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS LOW OF FLUID. RESERVOIR WAS REFILLED AND LANDING GEAR CYCLED PROPERLY. PILOT REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO MDW OP. LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. A/C MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN GRASS. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N7637V (2)

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

- [Accident 20260617006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617006269A), Jun 17, 2026: Cessna 177RG (N7637V), Morrison, TN, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On June 17, 2026 at approximately 1210 local time, accident aircraft attempted to depart 66TN, a private use airport 10NM south krnc. The takeoff was made from…
- [Incident 19800119018219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119018219I), Jan 19, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N7637V), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. When gear was lowered, it dropped to an intermediate position & would not lock. Gear up landing made.

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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