# Incident 19790723021139I: Cessna 177RG, Spokane, WA, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1974Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1974Q) (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: 500 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/19790723021139I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. GEAR DOOR HAD JAMMED AGAINST SQUAT SWITCH.

## Other reports on N1974Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19911002052689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911002052689I), Oct 2, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N1974Q), Kent, WA, Minor damage. Pilot struck the rudder of a parked aircraft while taxiing inbound to parking.

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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