# Accident 20080721840599A: Cessna 172, Salmon, ID, July 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2008, 15:48 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Airport: Lemhi County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1236° N, 113.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1236&lon=-113.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9912Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9912Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,570 total, 500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721840599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED RNWAY 35 AND AT APPX 100' AGL A/C STARTED TO DESCEND AND EVENTUALLY STRUCK THE GNG BETWEEN THE RNWY AND THE TAXI WAY APPRX 50' FROM THE END OF THE RNWY.  THE PILOTS REPORTS THAT WIND GUSTS MAY HAVE FORCED HIM TO THE GROUND.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL, NLG, AND MLG AREAS.

## 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 LAX08CA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA237), Jul 21, 2008: Cessna 172 (N9912Q), Salmon, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off in known adverse wind conditions that lead to an encounter with a windshear, the resulting inability of the pilot to maintain airspeed, and a stall/mush into the…

## Other reports on N9912Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20170614005359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614005359A), Jun 14, 2017: Cessna 172M (N9912Q), Galena, ID, Substantial damage. Soft field takeoff runway 32 at Smiley Creek. Once the airplane was off ground in nose high attitude, the airplane drifted to right due to left crosswind.…
- [Incident 20000730025899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000730025899I), Jul 30, 2000: Cessna 172M (N9912Q), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23)Shortly after takeoff, the pilot smelled smoke in the cabin. The pilot returned to the airport and landed without incident. The alternator circuit breaker…

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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