# Incident 20000801025059I: Cessna 172P, Santa Maria, CA, August 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2000, 23:20 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Public
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65005, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65005-2006-02-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801025059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FRO HAWTHORNE AFSS OF INCIDENT REGARDING N65005, CE-172-P, A/C DEPARTED RWY 30 REQUESTED LEFT DOWNWIND. DEPARTED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST ENGINE AND REQUESTED TO LAND RWY 12. A/C TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RWY 12 AND BROKE SOME RWY LIGHTS. CHECKED ISIS ACCIDENT/INCIDENT CRITERIA FOR N65005. NO RECORDS FOUND. CHECKED ISIS A/C REGISTRY AND FOUND IT HAD VALID AND CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS AND CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION. CHECKED ISIS ENFORCEMENT FOR N65005 NO RECORDS FOUND. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO ANYONE EITHER IN THE A/C OR ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE A/C ONLY SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. THE A/C WAS TAKEN TO AERO-WEST SPECIALITIES, SANTA MARIA. TWO CYLINDERS NUMBER 1 AND 4 WERE REPLACED. SINCE THEN THE ENGINE RAN ABOUT 300 HOURS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE A/C AND A/C MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS WERE CHECKED. THE PILOT CATALIN TUDOSIE IS NOT WORKING AT THE AERO CLUB. HIS PRESENT WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.

## Other reports on N65005 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030218002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030218002739A), Feb 18, 2003: Cessna 172P (N65005), Santa Susana, CA, Destroyed. (.19) On February 18, 2003, about 1345 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172P, N65005, impacted rising terrain while maneuvering in the mountains near Santa…

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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