# Incident 19830304013589I: Cessna 177RG, Wasilla, AK, March 4, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BWAA
- Location: 61.5720° N, 149.5396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASILLA (IYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5720&lon=-149.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1840Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1840Q) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 300 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830304013589I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY CONVERSATION WITH HIS PASSENGERS AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC83IA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA052), Mar 4, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N1840Q), Wasilla, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N1840Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20040805017939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040805017939I), Aug 5, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N1840Q), Missoula, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Approximately 6 miles east of airport, pilot reported to mso tower that he was having trouble with nose gear. Nose gear would not extend. Pilot tried to…
- [Accident 19760611031029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611031029A), Jun 11, 1976: Cessna 177RG (N1840Q), Aniak, AK. Pax deplaned,walked into prop.

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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