# Accident 20000912014009A: Cessna 172P, Friday Harbor, WA, September 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5295° N, 123.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5295&lon=-123.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53201, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53201) (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 SEA00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000912014009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3347F, ACE-182 WAS FACING NORTH, AND STOPPED ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE WEST (NORTH-SOUTH) TAXIWAY AT THE FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT WHEN N53201 COLLIDED WITH IT WHILE TAXIING SOUTHBOUND. THE PIC OF N53201 STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER A/C PARKED ADJACENT TO N3347F AT THE FUEL ISLAND, AND ANOTHER A/C BEHIND N3347F THAT WAS TAXIING NORTHBOUND. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE N53201 APPEARED TO BE TAXIING FASTER THAN A NORMAL TAXI SPEED, AND THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT ROOM TO SAFELY MANUEVER BETWEEN THE TWO PARKED A/C.

## 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 SEA00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA179), Sep 12, 2000: Cessna 172P (N53201), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Cessna 172 pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the Cessna 182. Factors included aircraft parked/standing on the taxiway and the refueling area, and a congested/confined taxiway.

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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