# Incident 20021004026209I: Cessna 172M, Salem, OR, October 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5156H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021004026209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-IN-GO LANDINGS. THE PIC STATED ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE PLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC OPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE FAR END AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT IN THE GRASS AREA THEN STOPPED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE COWL AREA WAS THE EXTENT OF THE 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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