# Incident 20040223012989I: Cessna 177RG, Orlando, FL, February 23, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5455° N, 81.3329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO EXEC (ORL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5455&lon=-81.3329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177PH) (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: 1,470 total, 150 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040223012989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DOWNWIND AND OPPOSITE THE NUMBERS THE TOWER ASKED IF A SHORT APPROACH COULD BE MADE. THE ANSWER WAS AFFIRMATIVE AND RESULTING IN A SLIGHTLY HURRIED UP APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND BECAUSE PART OF THE FLIGHT WAS IN SLOW-FLIGHT WITH THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDING HE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE ITS SIGNIFICANCE. AFTER THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE NOSE WAS PULLED UP AND GEAR LEVER PUT INTO THE DOWN POSITION BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

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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