# Incident 20230718010299I: Cessna 177A, Tarboro, NC, July 18, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2023, 18:40 local time
- Place: Tarboro, NC
- Airport: Tarboro-Edgecombe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9373° N, 77.5465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (ETC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9373&lon=-77.5465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30293, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30293) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 140 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230718010299I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, HE AND THE PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM OHIO COUNTY (KJQD), KENTUCKY AIRPORT. THEY FLEW TO MARTINSVILLE, VA (KMTV), WHERE HE REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT TO 49 GALLONS. THE PILOT VERIFIED THE WING TANKS WERE FILLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL FILLER NECK. AFTER FUELING WAS COMPLETED, THE PILOT DEPARTED KMTV EN-ROUTED TO FIRST FLIGHT (KFFA). AFTER A SHORT PERIOD IN KFFA, THEY DEPARTED FOR RALEIGH (KRDU). ABOUT 45 TO 50 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ATC DIVERTED THEM TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT AT TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (KETC). ABOUT TWO MILES FROM KETC, THE ENGINE DIED AND THE PROPELLER COMPLETELY STOPPED. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CROSSING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED, HE TRIED TO AVOID HITTING THE LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND JUMPED OVER A GRASSY FOOT-SLOPE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL FINALLY STOPPING AT THE MIDDLE OF A POND. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED SAFELY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO INDICATION OF POSSIBLE ENGINE MALFUNCTION, FUEL LEAKS, OR WATER CONTAMINATION.

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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