# Incident 20050501013289I: Cessna 177RG, Gary, IN, May 1, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2005, 07:35 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2727V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2727V) (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: 519 total, 324 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501013289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N2727V WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 20 AND BOUNCED TWICE ON HIS LANDING GEAR AND THEN WENT AROUND. N2727V WAS THEN OFFERED THE LONGER RUNWAY 30 IF HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SHORTER RUNWAY. N2727V ACCEPTED RUNWAY 30 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. N2727V BOUNCED FOUR TIMES ON RUNWAY 30, AND ON THE LAST BOUNCE THAT TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BENT IN FOUR PLACES ON RIGHT SIDE, AND BENT TAIL TIE DOWN.

## Other reports on N2727V (1)

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

- [Incident 20241222021869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241222021869I), Dec 22, 2024: Cessna 177RG (N2727V), Brenham, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft departed Brenham muni,11R, IN [privacy data omitted] at 1:50 p.m., flew up to the college station area but did not land at easterwood field, and…

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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