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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Anderson, IN · July 2, 2011

Date: July 2, 2011 · 08:35 local
Place: Anderson, IN
Airport: Anderson Municipal-Darlington Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34502
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,520 total300 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N34502Registered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG1296 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 0835 EDT on 7/02/2011 a Cessna 177RG landed on runway 12 at Anderson municipal airport, IN. (Aid) with the landing gear up. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the lower fuselage and propeller. The pilot stated that he was distracted and forgot to put the gear down. The pilot stated that he was concerned about the engine temperature and was adjusting mixture while on approach and simply forgot about the gear as he discussed the situation with his passenger. He did not get a gear warning, due to power not fully reduced.

As the FAA filed it

AT 0835 EDT ON 7/02/2011 A CESSNA 177RG LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 AT ANDERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN. (AID) WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND WAS ADJUSTING MIXTURE WHILE ON APPROACH AND SIMPLY FORGOT ABOUT THE GEAR AS HE DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH HIS PASSENGER. HE DID NOT GET A GEAR WARNING, DUE TO POWER NOT FULLY REDUCED.

Other reports on N34502 · 1

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

Incident 19971121041839ILevel Off Touchdown · Bentonville, ARNarrative: pilot was distracted from his pre-landing routine on approach into Bentonville by a departing aircraft. After locating the departing aircraft and re-entering the Bentonville traffic pattern, the pilot landed his aircraft with the landing gear in…Nov 21, 1997 · Minor damage