# Incident 19800505050869I: Cessna 177RG, Darrtown, OH, May 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Darrtown, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4975° N, 84.6690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darrtown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4975&lon=-84.6690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2043Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043Q) (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: 275 total, 10 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/19800505050869I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N2043Q (4)

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

- [Incident 20180213000099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180213000099I), Feb 13, 2018: Cessna 177RG (N2043Q), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. On febraury 13, 2018 at approximately 2030 EST, a Cessna 177RG aircraft, N2043Q sustained minor damage while landing without the main landing gear down and…
- [Incident 20060427006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060427006069I), Apr 27, 2006: Cessna 177RG (N2043Q), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N2043Q was 1 1/2 miles out on final approach to Marathon Airport (kmth), Florida. No green light indication was observed in cockpit after…
- [Incident 19991228038299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991228038299I), Dec 28, 1999: Cessna 177RG (N2043Q), Angleton, TX, Minor damage. (-5) While attempting to land the aircraft, the pilot could not get a gear safe indication. The ATP rated pilot noticed, by looking out the side window of the…
- [Incident 19920609022589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609022589I), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 177RG (N2043Q), Hamilton, OH. Engine failure. Forced landing in a field. Found connecting rod broken.

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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