# Incident 19880726036519I: Cessna 177, Portsmouth, VA, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Portsmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8354° N, 76.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portsmouth, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8354&lon=-76.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2803X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2803X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726036519I

## Narrative

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

HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING WHEN RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. MINOR DAMAGE TO TAXIING AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2803X (1)

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

- [Accident 20090424005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090424005709A), Apr 24, 2009: Cessna 177 (N2803X), Kinston, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was in cruise flight and developed a rough running engine. Pilot tried to correct the engine roughness with different power settings with no…

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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