| Crash location | 39.451111°N, 123.372223°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Branscomb, CA
39.653491°N, 123.625572°W 19.4 miles away |
| Tail number | N3542V |
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| Accident date | 31 Oct 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172S |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that during the landing roll on a dirt airstrip the airplane approached "the second part of the runway that is at a slight angle and incline" to the first part of the strip. He stated that as he began slowing the airplane, the right wingtip stuck a tree located adjacent to the runway and the airplane immediately yawed 90-degrees to the right. The airplane exited the runway surface area, traveled down a small embankment, and impacted a group of small trees, which resulted in structural damage to both wings and engine firewall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident sequence.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing roll on an unimproved airstrip.