# Incident 19960906026119I: Cessna 177RG, Cedar Rapids, IA, September 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1996, 20:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1587H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1587H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,286 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960906026119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ADVISED CID TOWER OF AN UNSAFE GEAR CONDITION AND MADE 2 ATTEMPTS THROUGH TOWER PERSONNEL TO VERIFY IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER PERSONNEL COULD NOT VERIFY GEAR POSITION. UPON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NTSB INVESTIGATOR AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR MALFUNCTION TO BE A FAULTY CENTER DRAG LINK BOLT. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1587H (1)

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

- [Incident 19810109004899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109004899I), Jan 9, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N1587H), Scottsdale, AZ. Pilot landed on parallel taxiway due to sun in eyes.

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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