# Incident 19960517028909I: Cessna 177RG, Rayne, LA, May 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rayne, LA
- Airport: Hains Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1786° N, 92.2850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAINS AIRSTRIP (12LS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1786&lon=-92.2850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1873Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,730 total, 4 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/19960517028909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE PREVIOUS DAY, HE HAD ENCOUNTERED LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND BY LOOKING AT THE GEAR, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE LEFT MAIN MICRO SWITCH AND IT NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. IT WAS STATED BY THE PILOT AND MECHANIC THAT THE OWNER WANTED THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN HOME FROM LAFAYETTE TO NEW ORLEANS WITH THE GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED LAFAYETTE, ENROUTE TO RAYNE, LOUISIANA, (HAYNESFIELD) TO PICK UP A STUDENT TO GO TO NEW ORLEANS. UPON LANDING AT RAYNE, LOUISIANA, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

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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