# Incident 20170317005549I: Cessna 177RG, Asheville, NC, March 17, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2017, 10:21 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4361° N, 82.5420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHEVILLE RGNL (AVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4361&lon=-82.5420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2691V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2691V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170317005549I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2017 N2691V RAN INTO A DITCH LOCATED BETWEEN THE MID-RAMP AND THE AREA WHERE TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT TIE DOWN.  THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN ANTENNA THAT GOT KNOCKED OFF.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING OUT AND UNFAMILAR WITH THE AIRPORT.  HE WAS FOLLOWING THE LEAD LINE AND DID NOT SEE THE DRAINAGE DITCH UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.  HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE TO AVOID A PROP STRIKE.

AIRPORT MAINTENANCE BROUGHT EQUIPMENT OVER, RIGGED THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED IT OUT OF THE DITCH.  NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY.

FASTTEAM REP SHIELDS CONTACTED THE ASHEVILLE AIRPORT AND DISCUSSED THE LACK OF SIGNAGE WHERE THE TAXI LINE MEETS THE DITCH.  A BARRIER IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. NO OTHER ACTION TAKEN.

PTRS 201703035

## Other reports on N2691V (1)

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

- [Incident 20040628020249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628020249I), Jun 28, 2004: Cessna 177RG (N2691V), Urbana, OH, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported upon touchdown, that he reached for the flap handle and got the gear handle and raised it up. The nose gear retracted. The damage was…

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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