# Incident 20051122031409I: Cessna 177RG, Mitchell, SD, November 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2005, 12:40 local time
- Place: Mitchell, SD
- Airport: Mitchell Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QGZA
- Location: 43.7748° N, 98.0386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MITCHELL MUNI (MHE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7748&lon=-98.0386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98SW) (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: 10,068 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051122031409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2005, N98SW, A CESSNA 177RG LANDED GEAR UP AT THE MITCHELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTTOM FUSELAGE.

## Other reports on N98SW (2)

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

- [Accident 20200403003859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200403003859A), Apr 3, 2020: Cessna 177RG (N98SW), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft and pilot had not flown since January. Pilot looked at fuel gauge saw that fuel indicator showed empty, he said that he know he had 5 to 10 gallons of…
- [Incident 19950817029059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817029059I), Aug 17, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N98SW), Rolla/Vichy, MO, Minor damage. Pilot admitted he failed extend gear for landing.

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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