# Incident 19791103056759I: Cessna 177RG, Merritt Island, FL, November 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1613H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1613H) (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: 372 total, 250 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/19791103056759I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER GEAR BEFORE LANDING.GEAR WARNING HORN WAS OUT OF AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N1613H (1)

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

- [Incident 20030606023649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606023649I), Jun 6, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N1613H), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was landing the aircraft, at touch down he experienced a vibration, when the plane stopped the pilot stated he was in a nose down attitude. The…

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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