# Accident 19990921043679A: Cessna 172P, Friendly, MD, September 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: Friendly, MD
- Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7296° N, 76.9996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7296&lon=-76.9996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63325, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63325-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921043679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI AND INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 6 AT VKX. AFTER LIFTOFF PILOT NOTICED AIRSPEED INDICATOR INOP. CFI TOOK CONTROLS BECAUSE OF TURBULENT CONDITIONS. AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO LAND THAT RESULTED IN GO AROUNDS, THE CFI LANDED THE A/C FLAPS RETRACTED ON WET RUNWAY, HAD DIFFICULTY BRAKING, OVERRAN RUNWAY, POWERED UP TO CLEAR DITCH, LANDED HARD PAST DITCH & CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN FIELD. DAMAGE: LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED, RT. MAIN DAMAGED, NOSEWHEEL PUSHED UP, LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE, HORIZ STAB DAMAGE, NICK IN PROP. NO INJURIES. WEATHER 1000' CIG, VIS GOOD. LIGHT RAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA068), Sep 21, 1999: Cessna 172P (N63325), Friendly, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed during the landing approach. The inoperative airspeed indicator was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N63325 (1)

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

- [Incident 19951120042049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951120042049I), Nov 20, 1995: Cessna 172P (N63325), Friendly, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: on Monday, November 20, 1995, at approximately 1400 EST, student pilot paul hosefros initiated a takeoff from runway 24 at Potomac airfield in…

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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