# Incident 19780318008629I: Cessna 177RG, Fairfield, NJ, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2048Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048Q-2020-01-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 8 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/19780318008629I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE LOCKED DOWN DUE TO IMPROPER DOOR SEQUENCE ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N2048Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19760809025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809025969A), Aug 9, 1976: Cessna 177RG (N2048Q), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. ILS apch,visual segment,miscalculated apch angle stabilator struck apch lgts.

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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