# Incident 19780608044989I: Cessna 177RG, Mendota, CA, June 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7576° N, 120.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7576&lon=-120.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2022Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2022Q-1990-12-17) (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: 700 total, 9 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/19780608044989I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N2022Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19900712027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712027609A), Jul 12, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N2022Q), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Reported blinded by holding aircraft lights,landed hard lost control. Slid off runway,damaged wings and elevator.

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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