# Incident 20010310005089I: Cessna 177RG, Galion, OH, March 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2001, 13:48 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Galion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7534° N, 82.7238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALION MUNI (GQQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7534&lon=-82.7238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8216G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8216G) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 354 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010310005089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO LOWER (EXTEND) LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N8216G (2)

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

- [Incident 20260924013149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260924013149I), Sep 24, 2026: Cessna 177RG (N8216G), Galion, OH, Minor damage. On 5 mi final pilot was distracted by cross wind and did not complete before landing check list. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Pilot using noise…
- [Incident 19890815029899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815029899I), Aug 15, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N8216G), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed after touch down. Nose wheel did not lock in down position.

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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