19990220001589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Hillsboro, OR · February 20, 1999

Date
February 20, 1999
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Starks Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16058
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA99LA035
Reported as
Cessna 150L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

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

Student pilot lost control of the acft on landing, both wing tips struck the rwy, and the acft ran off the rwy. (.19) on February 20, 1999, about 1430 pacific standard time, a Cessna 150, N16058, registered to Twin Oaks airpark, incorporated, and operated by the student pilot as a 14 CFR 91 instructional flight, was substantially damaged during the landing rollout at the Starks Twin Oaks airport, Hillsboro, Oregon. The student pilot was not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. There was no fire and no report of an ELT actuating. The flight originated from the Starks Twin Oaks airport approximately 45 minutes prior to the accident. During a telephone interview, the student pilot stated that the aircraft landed a "little hot" and bounced. The aircraft touched down sideways to runway heading and ran off the west side of the runway. The aircraft subsequently collided with a dirt and rock berm. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft at the time of the accident. (-23) N16058, a Cessna 150 received substantial damage when it impacted terrain left of runway 02 at Twin Oaks airpark. The aircraft was operated by a student pilot on a supervised solo flight. The pilot elected to perform a crosswing landing with the flaps set at 10 degrees and at a higher than normal airspeed. The aircraft had unsuccessfully attempted a go-around. Witness state the aircraft landed long and hard, then bounced twice. At this point the aircraft was off the runway surface and impacted numerous mounds of soil to the left of runway 02.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LANDING, BOTH WING TIPS STRUCK THE RWY, AND THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 20, 1999, ABOUT 1430 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150, N16058, REGISTERED TO TWIN OAKS AIRPARK, INCORPORATED, AND OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT AS A 14 CFR 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE STARKS TWIN OAKS AIRPORT, HILLSBORO, OREGON. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTUATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE STARKS TWIN OAKS AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED A "LITTLE HOT" AND BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SIDEWAYS TO RUNWAY HEADING AND RAN OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A DIRT AND ROCK BERM. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) N16058, A CESSNA 150 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN LEFT OF RUNWAY 02 AT TWIN OAKS AIRPARK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A CROSSWING LANDING WITH THE FLAPS SET AT 10 DEGREES AND AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. WITNESS STATE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND HARD, THEN BOUNCED TWICE. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED NUMEROUS MOUNDS OF SOIL TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 02.

NTSB investigation

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