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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Emporia, VA · March 14, 2024

Date
March 14, 2024 · 13:05 local
Place
Emporia, VA
Airport
Emporia-Greensville Regional A
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N511TT
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
913 total810 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated he forgot to put the gear down. Initially thought he did but once on the ground he saw the landing gear handle in the up position and realized he forgot. During followon investigation pilot admitted to not using checklists instead just rely's on owns memory.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. INITIALLY THOUGHT HE DID BUT ONCE ON THE GROUND HE SAW THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION AND REALIZED HE FORGOT. DURING FOLLOWON INVESTIGATION PILOT ADMITTED TO NOT USING CHECKLISTS INSTEAD JUST RELY'S ON OWNS MEMORY.