# Incident 19951012038079I: Cessna 177RG, Manassas, VA, October 12, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1995, 17:23 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Harry P Davis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52578) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951012038079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 10-12-95 AT 1723, THE NEW YORK COMMUNICATION CENTER REPORTED CESSNA #N52578 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SHAFT (ROD END) SHEARED, P/N 2041007-2. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RETRACTING THE GEAR WHEN HE HEARD TWO LOUD THUMPS AND THEN A LOUD BANG. HE SAID HE WAS ABLE TO LOWER THE GEAR, BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER A SAFE LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS REFLECT THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 7-29-95. DURING THE ANNUAL THE GEARS WERE CYCLED DURING MAINTENANCE CHECKS. THE GEARS WERE ALSO RETRACTED FOR AN OPS CHECK AFTER REPAIRS TO THE NOSE GEAR SQUAT SWITCH ON 9-30-95.

## Other reports on N52578 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840620038819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620038819I), Jun 20, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N52578), Washington Dc, DC, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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