# Incident 20030601032839I: Cessna 177A, Burlington, WI, June 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Airport: Burbun Vor/Dme
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6744° N, 88.2713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6744&lon=-88.2713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30302, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30302) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 65 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601032839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 01 2003 A CE-177 N30302, OPERATED BY RICHARD J SPLETZER, IMPACTED A SWALE WHILE TAXIING, AT BURLINGTON AIRPORT BURLINGTON WI. THE PILOT STATED, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 HE PROCEEDED TO TAXI. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AT THAT TIME HE HIT A SWALE. THE NOSE WHEEL FORK SHEARED, THE PROP HIT THE GROUND. MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

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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