# Accident 20131201024579A: Cessna 177RG, Richland, WA, December 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2013, 15:08 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3064° N, 119.3042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3064&lon=-119.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7592V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7592V) (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: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131201024579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING INTO RLD AND LANDED GEAR UP. HE HAD THE PART ONBOARD TO FIX THE AIRPLANE, AS HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LANDING GEAR WARNING ISSUES. HE STATED IT WAS COMING ON ALL THE TIME. HE ALSO CLAIMED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN AT RLD. AIRCRAFT BELLY WAS SCRAPED ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BULKHEAD STRUCTURE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR.

## 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 WPR14CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA092), Dec 1, 2013: Cessna 177RG (N7592V), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention and not using a checklist.

## Other reports on N7592V (3)

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

- [Incident 20111216029789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111216029789I), Dec 16, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N7592V), Addison, TX, No damage. Pilot stated that he was solo, practicing his night takeoffs and landings for his proficiency under part 91. While landing he saw movement that appeared to be…
- [Incident 20080801843699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801843699I), Aug 1, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N7592V), Fort Scott, KS, No damage. (-23) On August 1, 2008 at 14:57 CDT, [privacy data omitted] private pilot operating a Cessna C177RG make model aircraft on a part 91 IFR flight plan from…
- [Incident 20020911024709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911024709I), Sep 11, 2002: Cessna 177RG (N7592V), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On September 11, 2002, at 0903 central daylight time, a Cessna model 177RG, N7592V, sustained minor damage when it encountered a gear-up landing on rwy…

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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