# Incident 19900502020759I: Cessna 177RG, Porterville, CA, May 2, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1990, 07:40 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2040Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2040Q-2012-08-02) (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: 2,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502020759I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM NOT CONNECTED.

## Other reports on N2040Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800411049079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411049079I), Apr 11, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2040Q), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before landing.

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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