# Incident 20110317004609I: Cessna 177RG, Renton, WA, March 17, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2011, 18:22 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Renton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4931° N, 122.2157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENTON MUNI (RNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4931&lon=-122.2157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51386, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51386) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110317004609I

## Narrative

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

DURING A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW AND RENTERS CHECK OUT ON THE THIRD APPROACH TO LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREFORMED A LANDING GUMPS CHECK IN THE DOWN WIND LEG AND AGAIN ON FINAL. HE CONFIRMED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN. FULL FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AND THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE. THE MAINS TOUCHED DOWN FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. LANDING SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 50-60. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE CAME DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N51386 (1)

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

- [Accident 19881214062879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881214062879A), Dec 14, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N51386), Monroe, WA, Substantial damage. Night landing on runway with center line reflectors only. Allowed aircraft to leave center line and hit dirt bank.

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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