# NTSB SEA00LA179: Cessna 172P, N53201, Friday Harbor, WA, September 12, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 12, 2000, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Friday Harbor, WA - Coordinates: 48.529468, -123.059768 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5295&lon=-123.0598&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50287 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA179 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50287/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA179 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) 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. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Collision between aircraft (other than midair), taxi - to takeoff - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,taxiway condition - congested/confined area (contributing factor) - Collision between aircraft (other than midair), standing - engine(s) operating - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor) - clearance - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - airport facilities,taxiway condition - congested/confined area (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) The Cessna 172 (N53201) was taxiing south toward the active runway (16). The Cessna 172 pilot reported that as he approached the airport's fuel island, he noted an aircraft fueling on the outside (taxiway side) of the fueling island. He also stated that he noted a Cessna 182 (N3347F) taxiing toward him, coming north. The Cessna 172 pilot reported that the Cessna 182 'continued to taxi for a moment and then stopped, engine idling, somewhat off the left side of the taxiway, but not off the hard surface and abeam and directly across from the fueling aircraft', which, according to the Cessna 172 pilot, 'considerably narrowed the available taxiway.' The Cessna 172 pilot reported that he then attempted to taxi between the Cessna 182 and the aircraft at the fueling island. As the Cessna 172 pilot attempted to taxi between the two aircraft, the Cessna 172's left wing struck the Cessna 182's left wing. ## Factual narrative (aircraft 2) On September 12, 2000, approximately 1515 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N53201, while taxiing for takeoff at Friday Harbor, Washington, collided with a Cessna 182J, N3347F. At the time of the collision, the Cessna 182, which had just landed, was stopped on the taxiway with its engine running. The Cessna 172 was substantially damaged in the collision, and its private pilot was not injured. The private pilot of the Cessna 182 was not injured, and the Cessna 182 received minor damage. At the time of the accident, the Cessna 172 was preparing to depart on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan to its home base of King County International Airport/Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, on a 14 CFR 91 personal flight. The Cessna 182 pilot did not report his departure point, although the Cessna 182 was registered to a company in Friday Harbor. There was no record of a flight plan being filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight of the Cessna 182. Visual meteorological conditions, with visibility of 10 miles, were reported at Friday Harbor at 1453. A statement prepared by the Cessna 172 pilot stated that he was taxiing south toward the active runway (16) at the time. He reported that as he approached the fuel island, he noted an aircraft fueling on the outside (taxiway side) of the fueling island. He also stated that he noted the Cessna 182 taxiing toward him at that time, coming north. The Cessna 172 pilot reported that the Cessna 182 "continued to taxi for a moment and then stopped, engine idling, somewhat off the left side of the taxiway, but not off the hard surface and abeam and directly across from the fueling aircraft", which, according to the Cessna 172 pilot, "considerably narrowed the available taxiway." The Cessna 172 pilot reported that he then attempted to taxi between the Cessna 182 and the aircraft at the fueling island. As the Cessna 172 pilot attempted to taxi between the two aircraft, the Cessna 172's left wing struck the Cessna 182's left wing. The Cessna 182 pilot reported that after landing, he taxied to where the collision happened, pulling to the edge of the asphalt to wait for the other aircraft to pass by. The Cessna 182 pilot stated that he "waited at the apron by [the] fuel pumps so [the Cessna 172] would have more room to pass." The Cessna 182 pilot reported that the wing tips of the two aircraft then collided. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: [N53201](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53201), registered now, S/N 17274701, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17274701 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aeroflight Executive Services - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Departed: FHR - Destination: BFI, SEATTLE, WA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: FHR, Friday Harbor ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N3347F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3347F), registered now, S/N 18257347, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182J - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-57347 - Airframe hours: 2545 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Gary A. Card - Registered owner: Totem House Enterprises Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 24, 2000, 23 hours before - Departed: UNKNOWN - Destination: FHR - Airport: FHR, Friday Harbor ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N53201; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 175 total, 54 in this make and model, 102 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft N3347F; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 554 total, 33 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FHR ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000912014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000912014009A), Sep 12, 2000: Cessna 172P, Friday Harbor, WA, No damage. (-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… - [Accident 20000912013889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000912013889A), Sep 12, 2000: Cessna 182J, Friday Harbor, WA, No damage. (-23) N3347F, a Cessna CE-182 was facing north, and stopped on the right hand side of the west (north-south) taxiway at the Friday Harbor Airport, when N53201… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.