# NTSB MIA82DA086: Cessna 177RG, N1964Q, Jacksonville, FL, March 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1982, 17:16 local (22:16 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Coordinates: 30.269987, -81.469688 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2700&lon=-81.4697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA086
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71169/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA086

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED BY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CONTROL TOWER AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1964Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1964Q), registered now, S/N 177RG0364, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 177RG0364
- Airframe hours: 2833
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gordon Griffin
- Registered owner: Gordon Griffin
- Departed: CRG, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Destination: CRG, JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Airport: CRG, Craig Field, runway 4, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 458 total, 61 in this make and model, 307 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 153 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRG

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820325005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820325005859A), Mar 25, 1982: Cessna 177RG, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was distracted by radio comunication and forgot to lower landing gear before landing.

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.

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