# Incident 20040911024609I: Cessna 175A, Ether, NC, September 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2004, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ether, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4399° N, 79.7839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ether, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4399&lon=-79.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6881E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6881E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 250 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911024609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2004, JAMES DORMAN COMPTON WAS PIC OF N6881E, A CESSNA 172 BASED AT 3A4 (SOUTHEAST GREENSBORO). WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, MR. COMPTON LANDED THIS AIRCRAFT IN A HAYFIELD LOCATED IN ETHER, NORTH CAROLINE DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MR. COMPTON STATED THAT HE REMOVED COWLING AND CHECKED THE SPARK PLUGS AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. MR. COMPTON STATED HE STARTED THE ENGINE AND RAN IT UP TO FULL RPM WITH NO PROBLEM. MR. COMPTON STATED THAT AFTER CHECKING THE ENGINE, HE DECIDED TO FLY IT HOME. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LANDING GEAR GOT CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS WHICH DELAYED THE ACCELERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, THUS IMPACTING THE GROUND NOSE WHEEL FIRST. MR. COMPTON ALSO STATED THAT HE ONLY GOT 2 TO 3 FT. OFF THE GROUND BEFORE HE HIT "SCRUBBY GROWTH AT THE END OF THE FIELD." THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH THE RIGHT WING AND THE NOSE GEAR.

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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