# Incident 19980319008689I: Cessna 177A, Columbia City, IN, March 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1998, 16:10 local time
- Place: Columbia City, IN
- Airport: Columbia City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1630° N, 85.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1630&lon=-85.4787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30477, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30477) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 168 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/19980319008689I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF ON WATER LOGGED GRASS STRIP, RUNNING OFF END OF STRIP. DAMAGE WAS MINOR TO ONE PROPELLER BLADE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT COUNSELED BY SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER ON MARCH 24, 1998.

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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