# NTSB ANC83FA133: Cessna 177RG, N52103, Anchorage, AK, July 28, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1983, 10:37 local (18:37 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 70.100166, -149.870788 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1002&lon=-149.8708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83FA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4043/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA133

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IT SLID APPX 980 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND, HE WAS LOOKING FOR OTHER VFR TRAFFIC & FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR. REPORTEDLY, HE DID NOT USE HIS CHECKLIST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52103](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52103-2009-07-21), registration cancelled 2009-07-21, S/N 177RG1171 (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
- Serial number: 177RG1171
- Airframe hours: 1528
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B-6B 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert J. Mcgrane
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 18, 1982, 178 hours before
- Departed: MRI, ANCHORAGE, AK
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: MRI, Merrill, runway 33, 2,469 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 160 total, 160 in this make and model, 52 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19830728035879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728035879A), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 177RG, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N52103 (1)

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 ANC07FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA054), Jun 24, 2007: Cessna 177RG (N52103), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to adequately supervise the private pilot (dual student), and his delayed go-around during approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the dual student's…

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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