# Incident 20190412002699I: Cessna 177B, Churchville, MD, April 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2019, 09:00 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5689° N, 76.2041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARFORD COUNTY (0W3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5689&lon=-76.2041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16023, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16023) (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: 1,470 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190412002699I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETION OF ANNUAL INSPECTION. ON CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

WEATHER:  TIME: 8:51 AM, TEMPERATURE 73 F, DEW POINT 57 F, HUMIDITY 57 %, WIND SSE, WIND SPEED 18 MPH, WIND GUST O MPH, PRESSURE 30.1 IN.

## Other reports on N16023 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100826042539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100826042539A), Aug 26, 2010: Cessna 177B (N16023), Ocean City, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot made a hard landing on runway 20.taxied to terminal on flat nose tire. Examination of the aircraft reveal the firewall was bent and the skin aft of…

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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