# Accident 20030428015299A: Cessna 177RG, St Petersburg-C, FL, April 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2003, 12:35 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9106° N, 82.6872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9106&lon=-82.6872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8015G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015G-2006-04-06) (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: 1,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030428015299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2003, AT 1235 EST, A CESSNA 177RG, N8015G, REGISTERED TO CAMS FLIGHT INC., BROKE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 17L AT ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER (PIE) AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH WINDS AT 070 AT 9 KNOTS. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KEY WEST INT. AIRPORT (EYW), FLORIDA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA03LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA101), Apr 28, 2003: Cessna 177-RG (N8015G), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll resulting in the failure and separation of the right main landing gear, partial collapse of the nose landing gear, and…

## Other reports on N8015G (2)

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

- [Incident 19910806049019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806049019I), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N8015G), Roach Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on grass strip with the landing gear retracted.
- [Accident 19731124039839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731124039839A), Nov 24, 1973: Cessna 177RG (N8015G), Lehman, TX, Substantial damage. Pax became ill. Lnd on dirt road.

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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