NTSB investigations: Cessna 177RG

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 177RG, where the sequence of events included Landing gear collapse. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20122026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 177RG per year, 2012–2026: 5 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073709', '2073710')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '094' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB WPR23LA136Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Spanish Fork, UTThe retraction of the main landing gear for undetermined reasons.Mar 15, 2023 · N2572V · Substantial damageNTSB WPR21LA323Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Albuquerque, NMThe failure of the nose gear hydraulic flex line, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid which prevented the main landing gear from fully extending and locking into place during landing.Aug 15, 2021 · N8029G · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20CA188Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 177RG · Lynden, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and a landing gear collapse.Jun 14, 2020 · N1958Q · Substantial damageNTSB GAA16CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Palm Springs, CAThe failure of a shaft seal at the nose gear retraction/extension actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and a main landing gear collapse during landing.Nov 14, 2015 · N2112Q · Substantial damageNTSB WPR12LA383Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Olympia, WAA loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the nose gear steering mechanism did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Aug 31, 2012 · N300ZX · Substantial damage