# Incident 20141130021389I: Cessna 177B, Danbury, CT, November 30, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3948° N, 73.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3948&lon=-73.4540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11907, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11907) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 206 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141130021389I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ARRIVED AT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDXR) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2014 WITH A PASSENGER FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLYING TO SKY ACRES AIRPORT (44N) TO DROP THE AIRCRAFT OFF FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.   THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN-OVER FAST ENOUGH.  SINCE THERE WAS AN ADULT PASSENGER/FRIEND ON BOARD, THE PILOT SHOWED AND EXPLAINED TO THE PASSENGER HOW TO OPERATE THE BRAKES.

THE PIC PROCEEDED TO HAND PROP THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER THE 2ND ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING ACROSS THE RAMP.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE MAKING A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN, THEN TRAVELED ANOTHER 230 FEET COMING TO A STOP DUE TO STRIKING DXR SIGN #83 (DIRECTIONAL SIGN TO TAXIWAY).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPPELER AND LANDING 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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