# Incident 19970117002969I: Cessna 177RG, Augusta, KS, January 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1997, 13:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6698° N, 97.0780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA MUNI (3AU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6698&lon=-97.0780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8026G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8026G-2018-01-16) (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: 153 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117002969I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 17, 1997, AT 13:15 HOURS, A CESSNA 177RG, N8026G, INCURRED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT REPORTED A NORMAL TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 18. HE RETRACTED THE GEAR, AND ALL SYSTEMS INDICATED NORMAL. HE CLIMBED TO ALTITUDE AND DID ONE GO AROUND IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 18. HE REPORTED A FIRM LANDING WAS MADE; BUT INDICATED IT WAS NOT A HARD LANDING. THE GEAR WAS THEN LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION AFTER THE MANEUVER WAS EXECUTED. ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AT THIS TIME. HE THEN DID A GO AROUND FOR A NORMAL APPROACH. LANDING WAS NORMAL THIS TIME. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT AND GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS WILLIAM A. GARRISON, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 51225840. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AUGUSTA, KANSAS ON JANUARY 17, 1997, AT 1230 P.M. LOCAL.

## Other reports on N8026G (1)

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

- [Incident 19990703022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703022829I), Jul 3, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N8026G), Wichita, KS. (-23) Pilot reported on descent to (3KM), engine went to 3,000 RPM, started running rough and shortly afterwards ceased to run. Pilot made an uneventful…

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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