# Incident 20050607010509I: Cessna 177B, Leesville, LA, June 7, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1411° N, 93.2842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1411&lon=-93.2842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34766, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (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 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 900 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/20050607010509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2005, AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT FT. POLK, LA. AIRCRAFT WAS WORKED ON BY A CIVILIAN MECHANIC OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE PILOT DEPARTED VFR ON TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005, ENROUTE NACODOCHES, TX. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT LEESVILLE AIRPORT, LEESVILLE, LA. DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD, ONE TO TWO MILES SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE WHEEL PANTS AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

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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