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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177RG · Carlsbad, CA · August 27, 2008

Date: August 27, 2008 · 12:35 local
Place: Carlsbad, CA
Airport: Mc Clellan-Palomar
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N177TM
Reported as: Cessna 177RG
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,450 total100 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N177TMRegistered now · Cessna 177RGS/N 177RG0815 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 177RG Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After starting the aircraft up, the pilot realized that he had not removed the wheel chocks. The pilot exited the aircraft with the engine running, kicked the right and left chocks out from the tires, the aircraft began moving under its own power. The pilot was unable to get back in the aircraft or stop the aircraft and it taxied approximately 30 feet and struck another parked aircraft causing damage to both.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER STARTING THE AIRCRAFT UP, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD NOT REMOVED THE WHEEL CHOCKS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, KICKED THE RIGHT AND LEFT CHOCKS OUT FROM THE TIRES, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK IN THE AIRCRAFT OR STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND IT TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH.

Other reports on N177TM · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20120829017759ILanding: Touchdown · Big Spring, TXOn August 29, 2012, the instructor and student departed Big Spring airport (bpg) at approximately 1300 CDT in a Cessna CE-177-RG. According to the instructor, the plan of action was to remain within the traffic pattern at bpg and perform touch and go…Aug 29, 2012 · Minor damage Incident 20040305001879ILevel Off Touchdown · Carlsbad, CA(-23) Pilot rented aircraft from a local fixed base operator and intended on leaving on a night time, long cross country flight. A VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft had just been returned to service after minor maintenance to service the nose strut. The…Mar 5, 2004 · Minor damage