# Incident 20260924013149I: Cessna 177RG, Galion, OH, September 24, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2026, 12:00 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Galion
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7534° N, 82.7238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALION MUNI (GQQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7534&lon=-82.7238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8216G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8216G) (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: 1,370 total, 925 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260924013149I

## Narrative

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

ON 5 MI FINAL PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY CROSS WIND AND DID NOT COMPLETE BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST.  PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR.  PILOT USING NOISE CANCELLING HEADSETS DID NOT HEAR LANDING GEAR UP BUZZER. PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. PROPELLER HIT RUNWAY.  MINOR BELLY SKIN DAMAGE.  NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE, ENGINE MOUNT OR FIREWALL.

## Other reports on N8216G (2)

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

- [Incident 20010310005089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010310005089I), Mar 10, 2001: Cessna 177RG (N8216G), Galion, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot failed to lower (extend) landing gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 19890815029899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815029899I), Aug 15, 1989: Cessna 177RG (N8216G), Akron, OH, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed after touch down. Nose wheel did not lock in down position.

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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