# Accident 20110608010659A: Cessna 172P, Palo Alto, CA, June 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2011, 14:10 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9849L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9849L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110608010659A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM MADERA CALIFORNIA.  HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE STRAIGHT-IN VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT.  THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 340 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS.  THE PILOT USED THE SIDE SLIP CROSS WIND TECHIQUE FOR THE LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  THE PILOT STATED HE USED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT THE DEVIATION.  HOWEVER HE OVERCORRECTED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT (NORTHWEST SIDE).  AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXMATELLY 300 FEET ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A METAL PIPE; BENDING THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT, FIREWALL AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE WHEEL, AND ASSOCATED WHEEL AND FARING WHERE DISTROYED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR11CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA259), Jun 8, 2011: Cessna 172P (N9849L), Palo Alto, CA, 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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