# Incident 19981029034219I: Cessna 177RG, Saluda, VA, October 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1998
- Place: Saluda, VA
- Airport: Hummel Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6036° N, 76.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUMMEL FLD (W75), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6036&lon=-76.4465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2709V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029034219I

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM  FISH SPOTTING ENTERED LANDING PATTERN AT HUMMEL AIRPORT (W75). FAILED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. RESULTED IN GEAR UP 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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