# Incident 19951029043749I: Cessna 177RG, Greensboro, NC, October 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2006Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2006Q) (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 IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951029043749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1995, PRIVATE PILOT, FLORENCE L. WASHBURN, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, FLEW NONSTOP FROM ROSTRAVER/MONONGAHELA AIRPORT (P53) IN PENNSYLVANIA TO GREENSBORO AIRPORT (GSO) IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WAS A PLANNED STOP FOR THE NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL THROUGH THE TAKEOFF, ENROUTE, DESCENT AND APPROACH PHASES. UPON APPROACH INTO GSO, MS. WASHBURN PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND OBSERVED A GREEN DOWN-LOCK LIGHT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A SINGLE GREEN DOWN-LOCK LIGHT. SHE CONTINUED HER APPROACH UNTIL TOUCHDOWN, SHE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND VIBRATION AT WHICH TIME SHE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND HELD THE NOSE GEAR OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AS THE SPEED SLOWED SHE FINALLY HAD TO LET THE NOSE DOWN AT WHICH TIME THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 30 FEET TO A STOP ON A PARTIALLY EXTENDED NOSE GEAR. EVEN AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR DOWN-LOCK GREEN LIGHT WAS STILL LIT. THE PROP SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND STOPPED IMMEDIATELY BUT THE AIRFRAME DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL WITH ONLY THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, EXHAUST FAIRING, AND EXHAUST PIPE RECEIVING DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2006Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20011123037029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011123037029I), Nov 23, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N2006Q), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing at sua the pilot after lowering the landing gear failed to get a landing gear down and locked light. He visually verified the main gear was…
- [Incident 19991007029339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007029339I), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N2006Q), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On October 7, 1999, at 4:26 pm, a Cessna 177RG, N2006Q, registered to chart air inc., made an emergency landing at st. Petersburg-Clearwater…

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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