# Accident 20101002047409A: Cessna 172N, Salem, OR, October 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2010, 15:38 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: YQJS
- Location: 44.9250° N, 123.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9250&lon=-123.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N545DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N545DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002047409A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT PILOT MAKING FIRST LANDING IN CE-172 OF TOUCH & GO CIRCUIT AT 65 KNOTS ON CENTERLINE.  WINDS 350 AT 3.  ACCORDING TO PILOT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH, PULLED POWER, FLAPS 30 DEGREES.  TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 34, APPROX 500 FEET PAST NUMBERS.  MAIN LDG WHEELS TOUCHED FIRST AT 50-55 KNOTS AND STARTED TO VEER LEFT.  HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED WITH NO EFFECT.  HE DID NOT WANT TO APPLY RIGHT BRAKE DUE TO CONCERN OF "CARTWHEELING."  AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT DEPARTING RWY INTO GRASS, ACROSS TAXIWAY, THROUGH TAXIWAY SIGN, AND INTO GRASS.  PILOT INITIATED NORMAL SHUTDOWN AND EXITED AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN EARLIER THE SAME DAY BY TWO DIFFERENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS WITH NO MECHANICAL ISSUES NOTED.

## 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 WPR11CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA008), Oct 2, 2010: Cessna 172N (N545DS), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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