# Incident 20030416007289I: Cessna 172R, Gaithersburg, MD, April 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2003, 08:23 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1683° N, 77.1660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1683&lon=-77.1660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30YR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30YR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 350 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030416007289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO SET THE APPROPRIATE TRANSPONDER CODE THAT HE WAS ASSIGNED BY ATC PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE CODE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE TRANSPONDER PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THEREFORE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE WASHINGTON DC ADIZ AREA WITH THE IMPROPER TRANSPONDER CODE FOR DC-ADIZ OPERATIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

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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