# Incident 19950722031449I: Cessna 177RG, Patterson, LA, July 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1995, 15:25 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7095° N, 91.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRY P WILLIAMS MEML (PTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7095&lon=-91.3390&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 450 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722031449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEMS OVER GULF EN ROUTE. ENGINE FAILED SHORT FINAL AT PTN. LANDED ON RUNWAY. EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N8255G (2)

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

- [Incident 19940801038959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801038959I), Aug 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N8255G), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Hydraulic power pack electric motor failed. Gear warning horn ok likewise gear lights.
- [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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