# Incident 20100331030409I: Cessna 177RG, Richmond, VA, March 31, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2010, 17:44 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52851, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52851) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,758 total, 1,476 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100331030409I

## Narrative

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

03/31/2010 1744 EDT, RICHMOND AIRPORT, VA, N52851, A C177 LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY OR BY EMERGENCY EXTENSION.  HE OPTED TO LAND WITH ALL GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WITH THE LANDING GEAR THROUGH SEVERAL NORMAL AND EMERGENCY EXTENSION CYCLES.

## Other reports on N52851 (4)

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

- [Incident 20111105026739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111105026739I), Nov 5, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N52851), Odenton, MD, Minor damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted] landed N52581 gear up. Pilot stated that he skipped that step on the checklist. "I just got behind the airplane and just skipped…
- [Incident 20110226002119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110226002119I), Feb 26, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N52851), Hagerstown, MD, Minor damage. The [privacy data omitted]pilot picked up the aircraft from an FAA certified repair station for the first flight after extensive maintenance. He experienced…
- [Incident 19960602017459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602017459I), Jun 2, 1996: Cessna 177RG (N52851), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Mcnamee forgot to put the landing gear down and landed gear up. This is the second gear up landing in this aircraft by this operator. [privacy…
- [Incident 19900721054229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721054229I), Jul 21, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N52851), Moncks Corner, SC, Minor damage. Pilot stated he did not realize green light meant gear not down. Landed with gear in trail.

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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