# Accident 20060518030709A: Cessna 172S, Madera, CA, May 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9864° N, 120.1128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9864&lon=-120.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3544Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3544Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518030709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND, THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED THE PLANE VEERING TO THE LEFT. MINOR APPLICATION OF THE RUDDER DID NOT SEEM TO CORRECT THE DEPARTURE FROM THE CENTERLINE. PILOT WAS HESITANT TO APPLY FULL RUDDER DUE TO THE MISCONCEPTION THE AIRPLANE MIGHT FLIP. JUST AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX06CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA174), May 18, 2006: Cessna 172S (N3544Z), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N3544Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070829017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070829017219A), Aug 29, 2007: Cessna 172S (N3544Z), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot stated he landed normally on both mains when it felt like the aircraft was being pushed to the left before the nose wheel even touched the…

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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