# Accident 20000307005499A: Cessna 172M, Manilla, AR, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 16:49 local time
- Place: Manilla, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8802° N, 90.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8802&lon=-90.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20179-2003-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307005499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 7, 2000, AT 1649 CST, A CESSNA 172M AIRPLANE, N20179 STRUCK TWO POWER LINES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR BIG LAKE, AMNILLA, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE TOW PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURIED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FRON TEH BLYTHEVILLE MUNCIPAL AIRPORT.  WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE, THE PROPELLER STRUCK 7/16 INCH ELECTRICAL CABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SECOND 7/16 ELECTRICAL CABLE AT THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COWL.  THE PASSENGERS REPORTED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNTIL THEY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT LINE COURSE FOR ABOUT 3/4  OF A MILE WEST OF THE ELECTRIAL TRANSMISSION TOWERS.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOFT, PLOWED FIELD.  DURING LANDING ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED TO THE INVERTED POSITION.  RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, NOSE GEAR, AND WING STRUT WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW00LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA090), Mar 7, 2000: Cessna 172M (N20179), Manilla, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of low altitude flight and his failure to maintain clearance with the power lines.

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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