# Incident 19791214046809I: Cessna 177RG, Schenectady, NY, December 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Schenectady, NY
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8027° N, 73.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schenectady, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8027&lon=-73.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2781V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2781V-1996-08-06) (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: 867 total, 118 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/19791214046809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N2781V (2)

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

- [Incident 19950615018509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615018509I), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N2781V), Schroon Lake, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he simply forgot to lower the landing gear prior to touch down at 4B7. [privacy data omitted] This incident is closed.
- [Incident 19940807031619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807031619I), Aug 7, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2781V), Schroon Lake, NY, Minor damage. On landing gear down. Went around retracted gear for photos for passenger request. Then landed gear up.

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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