# Accident 20101031050849A: Cessna 172S, Branscomb, CA, October 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: Branscomb, CA
- Airport: Private Air Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4511° N, 123.3722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4511&lon=-123.3722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3542V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542V-2011-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101031050849A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/31/2010 CESSNA N3542V DEPARTED UKIAH AIRPORT (UKI) WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND FLEW TO A PRIVATE DIRT AIRFIELD BRANSCOMB, CA.  THE PILOT LANDED THE PLANE APPROXIMATELY ¾ DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BECAUSE OF TAILWIND, WAS MOVING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL LANDING SPEED.  AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY IS A 700' OVERRUN AREA THAT THE PILOT ENTERED.  THE LEFT WING TIP CLIPPED A SMALL FIR TREE CAUSING THE PLANE TO TURN 90 DEGREES SKID A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN DROP OFF OF AN APPROXIMATELY 4 FOOT HIGH 45 DEGREE EMBANKMENT WHERE IT CAME TO REST AGAINST SEVERAL TREES.  THIS WAS THE FIRST DIRT LANDING ATTEMPTED BY THE PILOT WHO ONLY HAD 75 TOTAL HOURS.

## 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 WPR11CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA035), Nov 1, 2010: Cessna 172S (N3542V), Branscomb, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing roll on an unimproved airstrip.

## Other reports on N3542V (1)

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

- [Incident 19821113066089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821113066089I), Nov 13, 1982: Cessna 150 (N3542V), Scammon, KS, Minor damage. Lost control and veered off runway on landing. Buckled nose gear. Pilot not rated in fixed wing.

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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