# Incident 20240311003479I: Cessna 177RG, Delano, CA, March 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2024, 17:30 local time
- Place: Delano, CA
- Airport: Delano
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7456° N, 119.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELANO MUNI (DLO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7456&lon=-119.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177KA) (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: 2,600 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240311003479I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT THE DELANO, CA AIRPORT (DLO) AND LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR  DOWN AND COMPLETE A BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AFTER BECOMING TASK SATURATED AND DISTRACTED DURING THE VFR APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOTED THAT A LATE DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN CAUSING HIM TO OPERATE OUTSIDE OF HIS NORMAL ROUTINE. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECALL HEARING THE GEAR WARNING HORN. HE HAS ASKED THE MECHANIC REPAIRING THE AIRPLANE TO INVESTIGATE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY.

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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