# Incident 20190618007469I: Cessna 177, Farmville, VA, June 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2019, 14:15 local time
- Place: Farmville, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2961° N, 78.4004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2961&lon=-78.4004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (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 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190618007469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PERFORMING GROUND RUNUPS AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. PERFORMED HIGH SPEED TAXI ON A GRASS STRIP. ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE GRASS STRIP, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE AND LURCH FORWARD. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND ON THE BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT  RAN OFF THE GRASS STRIP INTO TALL GRASS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED OF THE NOSE GEAR  AND PROPELLER.

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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