# Incident 20081028851149I: Cessna 177RG, Kalispell, MT, October 28, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2008, 19:22 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52881, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52881) (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 IO360A1B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 34 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081028851149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 2008, AT 20:22 MDT, A CESSNA 177, N52881, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT GLACIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS A LICENSED PILOT BUT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION ON RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR AIRCRAFT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N52881 (3)

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

- [Accident 20181004019459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004019459A), Oct 4, 2018: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Albermarle, NC, Substantial damage. Flight originated at gold hill airport (NC25) with the pilot and one passenger. Pilot flew the aircraft to Stanly County Airport (vuj) and was performing touch…
- [Incident 20010227003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010227003619I), Feb 27, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Caldwell, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) On 2/27/01, Cessna N52991, a CE-177-RG landed at cdw gear up. The damage was minor and there were no injuries. The pilot owner stated that he just forgot…
- [Incident 19800310024549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800310024549I), Mar 10, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing in moderate crosswind.

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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