# Accident 19970813022159A: Cessna 140, Portland, OR, August 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1997, 14:27 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5802° N, 122.9110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5802&lon=-122.9110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76233, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76233-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 173 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813022159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (.4)DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 30, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 140  AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPING.  HE REPORTED THAT BOTH FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND THE HILLSBORO TOWER ADVISED HIM OF CALM WINDS PRIOR TO LANDING AND THAT DURING THE LANDING A 'WIND GUST BLEW HARD TO THE LEFT.'  WIND REPORTS TAKEN AT THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT REPORTED CALM WINDS FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VARIABLE WINDS OF 4 AND 5 KNOTS AT 1350 AND 1250 HOURS RESPECTIVELY.  AN FAA INSPECTOR ASSIGNED AT THE HILLSBORO AIRPORT REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS A 'SULTRY DAY' WITH CALM WINDS.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA97LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA187), Aug 13, 1997: Cessna 140 (N76233), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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