# Incident 20100730039439I: Cessna 177RG, Whidbey Island, WA, July 30, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Whidbey Island, WA
- Airport: Porter Airfield-
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2926° N, 122.6763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whidbey Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2926&lon=-122.6763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52177, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52177) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,738 total, 575 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730039439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  HE WAS WEARING A HEADSET WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE LIMITED HIS ABILITY TO HEAR THE GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN.

## Other reports on N52177 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950709026489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709026489I), Jul 9, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N52177), Madison, MN, Minor damage. Lost control landing ran off runway.

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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