# Accident 20000701005579A: Cessna 172H, Friendly, MD, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Friendly, MD
- Airport: Potomac Airfield Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7290° N, 76.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7290&lon=-76.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1688F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701005579A

## Narrative

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

(-23)INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: ON JULY 14, 2000, I COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATIO OF A REPORTED HARD LANDING INCIDENT THAT WAS OFFICIALLY REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE ON JULY 13, 2000, WHEN A MECHANIC REQUESTED A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT.  DURING REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 1, 2000, AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE.  ALSO, I DISCOVERED THAT THE NTSB KNEW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON OR ABOUT JULY 12, 2000.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FIRE WALL WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR; THE ENGINE MOUNT BENT; THE NOSE WHEEL BENT; AND SMALL PIECES WERE MISSING.  THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS BENT AND BUCKLED. THIS WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE INCIDENT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT.  I THEN NOTIFIED THE EASTERN REGION OF MY FINDING.

## 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 IAD00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA061), Jul 1, 2000: Cessna 172H (N1688F), Friendly, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for winds that resulted in his failure to maintain runway alignment and a hard landing.

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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