# Incident 20080408837969I: Cessna 177RG, Redding, CA, April 8, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZD7A
- Location: 40.5089° N, 122.2933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5089&lon=-122.2933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1925Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1925Q) (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: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080408837969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT ON THE FIRST LANDING THE PILOT-RATED STUDENT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION ON APPROACH TO LANDING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT-RATED STUDENT HAD SET THE PANIFOLD PRESSUTE AT 15 INCHES, WHILE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN IS SET TO ACTIVATE AT 13 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT THE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRPLANED LANDED WITH ALL THREE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NATIONATL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD DETERMIINES THE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) OF THIS ACCIDENT AS FOLLOWS: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO FOLLOW THE LANDING CHECKLIST, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA08CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA106), Apr 8, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N1925Q), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot under instruction to lower the landing gear, the failure of both pilots to follow the landing checklist, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N1925Q (4)

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

- [Incident 20060204002009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060204002009I), Feb 4, 2006: Cessna 177RG (N1925Q), Redding, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to extend gear.
- [Accident 20030411004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030411004639A), Apr 11, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N1925Q), Redding, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot of the Cessna lost control of the airplane on start due to a high power setting. The airplane wing hit the propeller of a parked airplane,…
- [Incident 19861213085659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861213085659I), Dec 13, 1986: Cessna 177RG (N1925Q), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear for landing, cause undetermined.
- [Accident 19811231082389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082389A), Dec 31, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N1925Q), Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Landed on runway. Ran off end thru a fence. Improper fuel tank sealant fouled screens.

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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