# Accident 19990220001589A: Cessna 150L, Hillsboro, OR, February 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1999
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Starks Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4391° N, 122.9606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4391&lon=-122.9606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16058, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16058) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990220001589A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA035), Feb 20, 1999: Cessna 150L (N16058), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A related factor was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N16058 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910129007409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910129007409I), Jan 29, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16058), Toledo, WA. Loss of engine power. Precautionary landing. Found water frozen in fuel line blocking flow of fuel.
- [Accident 19730727021189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727021189A), Jul 27, 1973: Cessna 150L (N16058), Pullman, WA, Substantial damage. 15 Lbs ovr max tkof gwt. Tkof w full flaps.

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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