# Accident 20210926016799A: Cessna 175A, Salem, OR, September 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9692° N, 122.8920° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9692&lon=-122.8920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 239 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210926016799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PURPOSELY APPROACHED TO LAND ON A UNIMPROVED FARM FIELD. THE APPROACH WAS WITH A TAILWIND. PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE TAILWIND AND TRIED TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY. AT FLARE FOR LANDING, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLOAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET. EVENTUALLY AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND WITH LITTLE RUNWAY LEFT. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE FARM FIELD, HIT A DITCH PRIOR TO A ROAD, NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE ENGINE COWLING.

## 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 WPR21LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA365), Sep 26, 2021: Cessna 175A (N101MB), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N101MB (1)

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

- [Accident 19770402006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770402006999A), Apr 2, 1977: Cessna 175A (N101MB), Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. Wing tip & prop struck ground. Wind gusts to 38K.

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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