Cessna 152, N49261, incident occurred on July 1, 2026, at Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE/KSLE), Salem, Oregon

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N49261

- History of Flight:
On July 1, 2026, at about 1358 local time, a Cessna 152, N49261, registered to Salem Oregon Flight Training LLC, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (SLE/KSLE), Salem, Oregon. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated at 1149.

The FAA reported that the airplane was landing on runway 13 when it veered off and went into a fence. ADS-B data shows that the airplane entered a 360 turn over the approach end and touched down at the intersections of both runways and veered to the left.

Figure 1: ADS-B track of approach and landing.

Figure 2: Close-up of 360 turn and landing on runway before veer off.

- Weather:

METAR KSLE 011956Z 33003KT 10SM OVC045 18/07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01780072 $ 

METAR KSLE 012056Z VRB05KT 10SM OVC047 18/07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01780067 58004 $