# Incident 19780312015969I: Cessna 177RG, Wakefield, VA, March 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1978, 08:30 local time
- Place: Wakefield, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9691° N, 76.9881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakefield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9691&lon=-76.9881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2077Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2077Q) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,381 total, 234 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312015969I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N2077Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19820708041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820708041379I), Jul 8, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N2077Q), Titusville, PA, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Landed on remaining runway and overrun. Struck a taxi light returning to runway.
- [Accident 19740728026299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728026299A), Jul 28, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N2077Q), TN, Substantial damage

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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