# Incident 19800916068579I: Cessna 177RG, Williamsburg, VA, September 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2689° N, 76.7087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2689&lon=-76.7087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2679V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2679V-2018-03-21) (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: 50,000 total, 6,000 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/19800916068579I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR EXTENDED BUT NOT LOCKED DOWN. FOUND BROKEN HYDRAULIC HOSE.

## Other reports on N2679V (1)

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

- [Accident 19980905022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022719A), Sep 5, 1998: Cessna 177RG (N2679V), Covington, GA, Substantial damage. Acft reported engine problems and requested the closest field for landing, the acft then reported engine failure and landed in field west of atlanta. (-23) in…

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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