# Incident 20080407832869I: Cessna 172R, Vandalia, IL, April 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: Vandalia, IL
- Airport: Vandalia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9915° N, 89.1662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANDALIA MUNI (VLA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9915&lon=-89.1662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5335G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5335G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407832869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N5335G, A CE-172 AIRCRAFT, WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 AT THE VANDALIA, ILLINOIS AIRPORT. THE SURFACE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WERE REPORTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 10-14 KNOTS FROM A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO REGAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. IN HIS EFFORTS, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N5335G (1)

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

- [Accident 20240618008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240618008199A), Jun 18, 2024: Cessna 172R (N5335G), Murphysboro, IL, Substantial damage. The aircraft exited the left side of runway 18L during the takeoff roll portion of a “touch and go” at the Southern Illinois Airport (kmdh). The aircraft…

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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