# Accident 20090424005709A: Cessna 177, Kinston, NC, April 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2009, 09:50 local time
- Place: Kinston, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1256° N, 77.5836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1256&lon=-77.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2803X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2803X) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 397 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090424005709A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA271), Apr 24, 2009: Cessna 177 (N2803X), Kinston, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 1 cylinder exhaust valve for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2803X (1)

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

- [Incident 19880726036519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726036519I), Jul 26, 1988: Cessna 177 (N2803X), Portsmouth, VA, Minor damage. Hit parked aircraft while taxiing when right brake failed. Minor damage to taxiing aircraft.

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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