# Incident 20210927018639I: Cessna 177B, Pelican Rapids, MN, September 27, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2021, 19:24 local time
- Place: Pelican Rapids, MN
- Airport: Pelican Rapids Municipal-Lyon'S Fie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6413° N, 96.1041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PELICAN RAPIDS MUNI-LYON'S FLD (47Y), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6413&lon=-96.1041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16185, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 169 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210927018639I

## Narrative

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

2021-09-27 N16185, CESSNA 177B, HARD LANDING WITH PROP STRIKE AT 47Y PELICAN RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION N16185 DEPARTED KGYL AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT 47Y.  THE PIC TAXIED TO HIS HANGAR AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT AWAY.  WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR BELOW 12,000, VISIBILITY 10 SM, WIND 5 KTS AT 140. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PIC WAS DOING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND NOTICED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. HE SENT PICTURES OF THE PROPELLER TO HIS MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER CONSISTENT WITH A PROP STRIKE.  FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ALSO REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL PANT.

## Other reports on N16185 (1)

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

- [Accident 20221004015929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221004015929A), Oct 4, 2022: Cessna 177B (N16185), Coleman, FL, Substantial damage. The airman conducted a high angle approach to a grass strip in which he had never landed before. He decided to land on runway 22 when the winds were 070/9…

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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