# Incident 20250629014919I: Cessna 177RG, Rockford, IL, June 29, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1922Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1922Q) (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: 394 total, 238 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250629014919I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT COTTONWOOD AIRPORT (1C8) WITH A PLAN TO DO A RIGHT TURN AND DEPART FROM THE DOWNWIND LEG. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AREA TOWARDS DUPAGE AIRPORT (KDPA) AND CONTACTED ATC FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. HE WAS LATER INFORMED BY ATC THAT SOMEONE REPORTED THAT ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT HAD HIT A LIGHT POLE FROM A STADIUM THAT LIES ON THE FLIGHT PATH FOR THE DEPARTURE LEG. THE PILOT STATED HE NEVER HEARD OR FELT WHEN THE PLANE HIT THE LIGHT. UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION, HE DID A LOW PASS AND ASKED ATC TO CHECK HIS UNDERCARRIAGE. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. HIS PLANE WAS INSPECTED AND A DENT WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE LEFT AILERON.

## Other reports on N1922Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19850517024039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517024039I), May 17, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N1922Q), Venice, FL, Minor damage. CFI landed gear up during instructional flight.

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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