# Incident 20241220020669I: Cessna 177RG, Erie, CO, December 20, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2024, 10:35 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0102° N, 105.0481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ERIE MUNI (EIK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0102&lon=-105.0481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2129Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2129Q) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,782 total, 1,713 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/20241220020669I

## Narrative

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

ON 12/20/24 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25 MST, PILOT DEPARTED KEIK ON RWY 34 HEADED FOR KBJC. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO 6,800’ MSL ON A NORTH HEADING AND ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND CALLED OUT POSITION AND INTENTIONS ON THE CTAF. HE MADE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN TO ENTER A DOWNWIND FOR RWY34 AND AT APPROXIMATELY 10:35 THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITH GEAR UP AND SLID ABOUT 75’ TO 100’. PILOT TURNED-OFF FUEL, IGNITION, MASTER SWITCHES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED OR REPORTED. VECTOR AIR (FBO) ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE NTSB WHO PERMITTED REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR.

## Other reports on N2129Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20010701019169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010701019169A), Jul 1, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N2129Q), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) On July 1, 2001, Mr. Larry earnshaw, pilot in command of CE-177RG N2129Q departed Jeffco Airport. Approximately 30 minutes after takeoff the pilot stated…

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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