# Incident 20260316001459I: Cessna 177RG, Vacaville, CA, March 16, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2026, 12:53 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666RJ) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 111 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260316001459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY 02'S SURFACE APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N666RJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19910203006769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203006769I), Feb 3, 1991: Cessna 177RG (N666RJ), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Unable to extend landing gear. Returned to departure point. Landed gear up. Part on landing gear actuator broke.
- [Incident 19900202006799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900202006799I), Feb 2, 1990: Cessna 177RG (N666RJ), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. No mechanical problem found.

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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