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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 172 · Washington, PA · December 10, 2000

Date: December 10, 2000 · 15:10 local
Place: Washington, PA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7080A
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 290 total250 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N7080ARegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 29180 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The pilot stated that enroute from columbia, Ohio to cambridge, Ohio, the clouds and visibility began to lower. He then turned south to locate the interstate highway and follow it to cambridge. Upon reaching the interstate 70, he was down to 1600 feet MSL (400 AGL) with scattered clouds below. At this point, he decided to make a precautionary landing on the interstate highway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT ENROUTE FROM COLUMBIA, OHIO TO CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, THE CLOUDS AND VISIBILITY BEGAN TO LOWER. HE THEN TURNED SOUTH TO LOCATE THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND FOLLOW IT TO CAMBRIDGE. UPON REACHING THE INTERSTATE 70, HE WAS DOWN TO 1600 FEET MSL (400 AGL) WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS BELOW. AT THIS POINT, HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.