# Incident 19980822044809I: Cessna 177RG, Fort Collins, CO, August 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1998, 11:55 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7568V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7568V) (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: 293 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822044809I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT GEAR FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED. PILOT ACKNOWLEDGES HEARING GEAR WARNING HORN BUT LANDED ANYWAY. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK GEAR DOWN OR CONFIRM A GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT.

## Other reports on N7568V (1)

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

- [Accident 19960921047469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921047469A), Sep 21, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N7568V), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot took off on runway 26 and encountered downdrafts at lift off. Aborted the takeoff and overran the end of the runway and came to rest in the small…

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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