# Incident 19780814037289I: Cessna 177RG, Hillsboro, OR, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978, 21:54 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Portland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2042Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2042Q-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 15 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/19780814037289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N2042Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19790227003799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003799A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 177 (N2042Q), La Pine, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot proceeded VFR into area of heavy snow. Struck trees during pecautionary landing on road.

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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