# Accident 20260826011529A: Cessna 180E, Salem, OR, August 26, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2026, 19:25 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Mcnary Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9095° N, 123.0025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9095&lon=-123.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2672Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2672Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260826011529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR26LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA342), Aug 27, 2026: Cessna 180E (N2672Y), Salem, OR, minor damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N2672Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790701015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701015349I), Jul 1, 1979: Cessna 180 (N2672Y), Encampment, WY, Minor damage. Strong gust of wind at start of takeoff roll caused weather vane. Ran off runway and tire blew.

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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