20090424005709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Kinston, NC · April 24, 2009

Date: April 24, 2009 · 09:50 local
Place: Kinston, NC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2803X
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA271
Reported as: Cessna 177
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 531 total397 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N2803XRegistered now · Cessna 177S/N 17700203 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 177 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was in cruise flight and developed a rough running engine. Pilot tried to correct the engine roughness with different power settings with no success. Pilot was unable to maintain altitude to land at the nearest airport 10 miles away. Pilot landed in a freshly plowed field. The aircraft sustained damage to the nose gear, engine firewall, and other structural areas of the fuselage. The pilot and single passenger received no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND DEVELOPED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS WITH DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT 10 MILES AWAY. PILOT LANDED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL AREAS OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA271Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKinston, NCA partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 1 cylinder exhaust valve for undetermined reasons.Apr 24, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2803X · 1

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

Incident 19880726036519IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Portsmouth, VAHit parked aircraft while taxiing when right brake failed. Minor damage to taxiing aircraft.Jul 26, 1988 · Minor damage