# Incident 19970619020669I: Cessna 177RG, Ocala, FL, June 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1997, 18:16 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581V) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619020669I

## Narrative

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

DRYING LAND AT AIRPORT UNABLE EXTEND NOSE GEAR. ELECTED RETURN TO BASE OCF. LANDED GEAR UP ON GRASS.ACTUATOR FAILED

## Other reports on N2581V (2)

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

- [Incident 19940726031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726031589I), Jul 26, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2581V), Aiken, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot heard a "pop" and noticed an odor of oil. Noted an unsafe gear indication and heard hydro pump running. Maingear would not fully extend and…
- [Accident 19800707028369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707028369A), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2581V), Sinaloa, Mexico, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route due to a low fuel condition and contaminated fuel purchased in Mexico.

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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