# Incident 20031005030859I: Cessna 177, Milton, WV, October 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2003
- Place: Milton, WV
- Airport: Ona Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4409° N, 82.2008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONA AIRPARK (12V), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4409&lon=-82.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29480, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29480) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,520 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031005030859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, FOG WAS ENCOUNTERED. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 62 MILES PER HOUR. THE PIC ELECTED TO ABORT AFTER LIFT-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GROUND AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAIRING WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BACK ACROSS THE TAXIWAY AND ONTO ANOTHER SECTION OF GRASS. THE PIC ELECTED TO TAXI ACROSS THE GRASS FIELD BACK TO THE RUNWAY. BEFORE REACHING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL DESCENDED INTO A DITCH WHERE THE PROP CONTACTED A STRUCTURE OF CEMENT BLOCKS AND WOOD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AT 30 TO 50 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM CLOSES THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA O^

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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