# Incident 19980925038859I: Cessna 177RG, Birmingham, AL, September 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1998, 09:20 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8049G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8049G) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925038859I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS. ON HIS SECOND LANDING HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON SCENE.

## Other reports on N8049G (2)

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

- [Incident 20170129000619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170129000619I), Jan 29, 2017: Cessna 177RG (N8049G), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. On January 29, 2017 on a return flight from bay minnette, al (1R8) to Pensacola, FL (pns) the assistant chief instructor pilot and a CFI for skywarrior flight…
- [Incident 19931101041559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931101041559I), Nov 1, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N8049G), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Pilot was unable to lock gear down or up. Landed at Birmingham with landing gear in transit.

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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