# Incident 20220409004589I: Cessna 177RG, Granbury, TX, April 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2022, 20:50 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Airport: Pecan Plantation Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3537° N, 97.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PECAN PLANTATION (0TX1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3537&lon=-97.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52908, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52908) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 459 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220409004589I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 9, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 2050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N52908, TURNED OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO A DITCH NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19 AT PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1). THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FROM TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW) IN AMARILLO TEXAS TO PECAN PLANTATION AIRPORT (0TX1). AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT MADE A FULL STOP TAXI BACK TO THE APPROACH END OF 19. THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO A TURNAROUND THEN PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE PAVED AREA AND TAXI ACROSS A GRASSY AREA TO A HANGAR APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS AHEAD OF HIS POSITION. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TURNAROUND BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND NOT WELL LIT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE WALL OF A CONCRETE DRAIN WHILE THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE MOUNTS WENT INTO THE DITCH. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

METAR KGDJ 090240Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3015 RMK AO2

## Other reports on N52908 (3)

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

- [Incident 20210131000369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210131000369I), Jan 31, 2021: Cessna 177RG (N52908), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. On January 31, 2021, at 1500 CST, approximately, a 1977 Cessna cardinal CE-177RG, bearing N52908, serial number 177RG1306, registered to a private owner,…
- [Incident 20050416014309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050416014309I), Apr 16, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N52908), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. (-23) On 4/16/05, the subject aircraft departed riverview airport and enroute to grr airport giving ride to young eagle. During take off the pilot heard a loud…
- [Incident 19810519039079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519039079I), May 19, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N52908), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear.

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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