# Incident 19800718081549I: Cessna 177RG, Paducah, KY, July 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1980, 14:24 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Barkley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0603° N, 88.7730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARKLEY RGNL (PAH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0603&lon=-88.7730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1850Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1850Q) (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: 220 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/19800718081549I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N1850Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19930725025369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025369A), Jul 25, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Greensburg, IN, Substantial damage. Electrical problems impacted powerline landing. Remained aloft. Impact damaged gear downlock. Diverted to I34.
- [Incident 19890131005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890131005509I), Jan 31, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Buffalo, NY. Electrical power failure during climb. Returned. Landed safely. Found a bad voltage regulator.
- [Incident 19800703059479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059479I), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N1850Q), Angola, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend, fairing door on nose gear strut out of adjustment.

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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