# Incident 20260501004779I: Cessna 172R, Friday Harbor, WA, May 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2026, 17:50 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5339° N, 123.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friday Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5339&lon=-123.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808TP) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 195 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501004779I

## Narrative

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

WHILE REPOSITIONING AIRCRAFT IN THE PARKING AREA OF AIRPORT. PIC WAS TAXIING THROUGH STROP OF GRASS BETWEEN TWO PARKING STALLS WHEN NOSE WHEEL ENTERED A POT HOLE HIDDEN BY THE GRASS. THIS CAUSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO DIP FORWARD AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GRASS / DIRT BELOW. ENGINE DID NOT STOP OR STUTTER. PROPELLER TIP BLADES EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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