# Incident 19781201021779I: Cessna 177RG, San Carlos, CA, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4990° N, 122.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Carlos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4990&lon=-122.2676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2103Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2103Q-2024-12-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 30 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/19781201021779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNALBE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. NOSE GEAR WAS RIGGED TOO TIGHT.

## Other reports on N2103Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20220607012179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607012179I), Jun 7, 2022: Cessna 177RG (N2103Q), Byron, CA, Minor damage. The pilot stated that the point of departure was the livermore airport and the intended destination was the lodi airport. It was a re-position flight for…

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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