# Incident 20200702007579I: Cessna 177RG, Montgomery, AL, July 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2020, 10:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52636, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52636) (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: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,010 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200702007579I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTING TO MONTGOMERY AIRPORT FOR A ROUTINE FUEL STOP.  AS THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, HIS GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE.  HE WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. A FLY-BY OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWER REVEALED HIS NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED.  HE CONTINUED ON IN THE PATTERN AND BRIEFLY TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND.  AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ALL THREE GEAR MADE CONTACT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N52636 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930220014329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930220014329I), Feb 20, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N52636), Mc Kinney, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on rollout. Nose landing gear up hose assembly separated from fitting. Lost hydraulic fluid.

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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