What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On or about July 14, 2019 at approximately 11:00 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 177 aircraft, N29516, registered to privacy data omitted, received substantial damage at the Elkhart Municipal Airport (ekm) when it began to move under its own power. The aircraft did have two passengers on board, but there was not a pilot in the aircraft. The aircraft traveled across a ramp area, through a grassy area, over a taxiway, up a slight grade approaching the runway, across the runway and came to rest in a field south of the runway. The aircraft did become airborne for a short period of time as is crossed the runway.
The aircraft was being pre-flighted in preparation for a flight that was going to be conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91, without a flight plan. No injuries resulted from the accident.
Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The weather observation at south bend international airport at 10:54 was:
METAR ksbn 141454Z 07007KT 10SM clr 27/17 A3015 rmk AO2 SLP203 T02670172 51002=
As the FAA filed it
ON OR ABOUT JULY 14, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177 AIRCRAFT, N29516, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT THE ELKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EKM) WHEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DID HAVE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, BUT THERE WAS NOT A PILOT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ACROSS A RAMP AREA, THROUGH A GRASSY AREA, OVER A TAXIWAY, UP A SLIGHT GRADE APPROACHING THE RUNWAY, ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID BECOME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS IS CROSSED THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PRE-FLIGHTED IN PREPARATION FOR A FLIGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE ACCIDENT.
VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 10:54 WAS:
METAR KSBN 141454Z 07007KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02670172 51002=
NTSB investigation
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