# Accident 20080709841899A: Cessna 172R, Byron, CA, July 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8283° N, 121.6258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8283&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N354ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N354ES) (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: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080709841899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LVK AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL ON PREFLIGHT, TAXI, AND TAKEOFF. AFTER DOING A COUPLE OF TOUCH AND GOES, THE PILOT ENTERED ON THE PILOT ENTERED ON THE 45 FOR RWY 05 (C83) AT ABOUT O850 FOR R05 LANDING. WIND 020 OR SO <5 KTS. STALL HORN WENT OFF AND, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, MADE A PERFECT TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PILOT FELT BOTH WHEELS DOWN. EVEN THOUGH AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT STEERING WAS ATTEMPTED, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER OFF LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TAXIWAY 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 LAX08CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA222), Jul 9, 2008: Cessna 172R (N354ES), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

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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