# Incident 20151117021019I: Cessna 177RG, Austin, TX, November 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8035G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8035G-2021-10-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151117021019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. TOWER PERFORMED A VISUAL AND GEAR APPEARED DOWN. PILOT EXITED PATTERN TO PERFORM EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BY LANDING AND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8035G (2)

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

- [Incident 20150418005649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418005649I), Apr 18, 2015: Cessna 177RG (N8035G), Austin, TX, Minor damage. During take off, while still in the traffic pattern, the pilot noticed a white smoke coming out from behind the instrument panel that smelled electrical. He…
- [Accident 19871206069569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206069569A), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N8035G), Great Falls, MT, Minor damage. Pilot injured by propeller while trying to hand start the aircraft. Forgot to turn ignition off. Leg severed at knee

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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