# Incident 20170816017989I: Cessna 177B, Elyria, OH, August 16, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2017, 11:40 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34708, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34708) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170816017989I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TAXIIED FROM ITS HANGAR ENROUTE TO THE RUNWAY WHEN ITS WINGTIP CONTACTED A VAN.  THE VAN WAS STATIONARY AND OWNED BY AN HVAC CONTRACTOR DOING WORK FOR THE AIRPORT.  WINGTIP AND VAN BOTH RECIEVED MINOR DAMAGE.  AIRCRAFT AND VAN WERE BOTH MOVED PRIOR TO FAA OR LEO ARRIVAL ON SCENE.  UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED MINOR DAMAGE ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH NO DAMGE TO THE AILERON OR RIGGING.  TIP WAS SHEARED OFF, AND OUTTERMOST SPAR DAMAGED.  TAXIWAY IS 15' WIDE, WINGSPAN IS 35.5' WIDE.  VAN WAS PARKED 10' FROM THE TAXIWAY EDGE.

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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