# Accident 20181004019459A: Cessna 177RG, Albermarle, NC, October 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Albermarle, NC
- Airport: Stanly County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4167° N, 80.1508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4167&lon=-80.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52881, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52881) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004019459A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GOLD HILL AIRPORT (NC25) WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO STANLY COUNTY AIRPORT (VUJ) AND WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO EVOLUTIONS, THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY FOR HIS FRIEND. PILOT STATES THAT DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, HE WAS SO FIXATED ON THE RUNWAY, THAT HE SIMPLY FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN A GEAR UP CONFIGURATION. GROUND SCARS SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 22L, GRADUALLY DRIFTING RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND COMING TO REST IN A FULL UPRIGHT POSITION.

NOTE: COUNSELING HAS BEEN RECOMENDED AS THE PILOT HAS HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES, WAS FORTHCOMING AND HONEST AS TO THE DETAILS OF THE EVENT AND HAS NUMEROUS HOURS IN THIS MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. SEE PTRS 201804641 FOR DETAILS.

## 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 GAA19CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA017), Oct 4, 2018: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Albermarle, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a gear-up glide to the runway and his subsequent failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N52881 (3)

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

- [Incident 20081028851149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081028851149I), Oct 28, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. (-23) On October 29, 2008, at 20:22 MDT, a Cessna 177, N52881, registered to [privacy data omitted], had a nose gear collapse on landing at Glacier…
- [Incident 20010227003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010227003619I), Feb 27, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Caldwell, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) On 2/27/01, Cessna N52991, a CE-177-RG landed at cdw gear up. The damage was minor and there were no injuries. The pilot owner stated that he just forgot…
- [Incident 19800310024549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800310024549I), Mar 10, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N52881), Olive Branch, MS, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing in moderate crosswind.

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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