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FAA accident report · Cessna 180E · Salem, OR · August 26, 2026

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Date
August 26, 2026 · 19:25 local
Place
Salem, OR
Airport
Mcnary Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2672Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA342
Reported as
Cessna 180E
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
410 total20 in this make and model
N2672YRegistered now · Cessna 180ES/N 18051172 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 180EEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 08/26/2026 at approximately 1925 local time privacy data omitted was landing on runway 31 at sle. The aircraft bounced and the pilot was observed by the tower to overcorrect and applied the brakes. The pilot stated that a gust of wind moved him to the right before touching down again and the right wheel contacted first with some force. The RH brake was damaged including the brake hydraulic line breaking the bolts holding the brake caliper to the gear leg. The pilot applied the brakes one both wheels were on the ground and rudder. The plane pulled to the left due to the inoperative RH bake. The pilot initially reported a blown tire to the tower but after looking at the wheel once the aircraft was stopped noted the broken RH brake. The aircraft stopped partially off the runway in the grass facing 90 degrees from the runway. The RH landing gear was also damaged being bent inward towards the center line of the aircraft. The aircraft’s skin also showed localized buckling on the RH side between the firewall and cockpit door. The pilot was the sole occupant and reported no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/26/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1925 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT SLE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED BY THE TOWER TO OVERCORRECT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND MOVED HIM TO THE RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN AND THE RIGHT WHEEL CONTACTED FIRST WITH SOME FORCE. THE RH BRAKE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE BREAKING THE BOLTS HOLDING THE BRAKE CALIPER TO THE GEAR LEG. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES ONE BOTH WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND AND RUDDER. THE PLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE INOPERATIVE RH BAKE. THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED A BLOWN TIRE TO THE TOWER BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE WHEEL ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED NOTED THE BROKEN RH BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED PARTIALLY OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS FACING 90 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY. THE RH LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED BEING BENT INWARD TOWARDS THE CENTER LINE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT’S SKIN ALSO SHOWED LOCALIZED BUCKLING ON THE RH SIDE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND COCKPIT DOOR. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR26LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openSalem, ORAug 27, 2026 · Minor damage

Other reports on N2672Y · 1

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

Incident 19790701015349ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Encampment, WYStrong gust of wind at start of takeoff roll caused weather vane. Ran off runway and tire blew.Jul 1, 1979 · Minor damage