# NTSB ANC81FA077: Cessna 177RG, N34938, Anchorage, AK, July 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1981
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81FA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1299   81/7/7  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2150                    N34938              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOSE POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                RETURN                       MOOSE POINT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L/M GEAR STRUCK LOG DRNG LNDG AT BUSH STRIP,PLT CONT TO ANK & LNDD AT LAKE HOOD A/P.CO FLT PLAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34938](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34938-2009-09-16), registration cancelled 2009-09-16, S/N 177RG1026, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moose Point

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810707042839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707042839A), Jul 7, 1981: Cessna 177RG, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel hit log on runway. As pilot made go-around, wheel was torn off and gear collapsed during landing.

## Other investigations on N34938 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA187), May 14, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Oakland, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation by exceeding the airplane certificated maximum allowable takeoff gross weight and failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. The ditch was a…
- [NTSB ANC83IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA045), Feb 17, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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