# Accident 20000810014049A: Cessna 152, Portland, OR, August 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 45.5792° N, 122.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5792&lon=-122.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6434H-2001-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000810014049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT/INSTRUCTOR HAD BEEN PERFORMING LOCAL TRAFFIC TOUCH AND GO MANUEVERS AT HIO (RWY 02) FOR APPROX 1 HOUR. AT APPROX. 1815Z THE A/C WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO COMMENCE AN EXTENDED (FOR SPACING OF DEPARTING TRAFFIC) RIGHT DOWNWIND APPROACH FOR RWY 02. AT APPROX 1820Z, 2 (TWO) LIFEFLIGHT HELICOPTERS (BHT 230 & BK-117) WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC TO MAKE AN APPROACH AND LAND AT THEIR FACILITY ON THE SW END OF HIO, INSIDE THE ARRIVAL PATH OF N6434H. IT IS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE AT LEAST 45 SECONDS TO 1 MIN SPACING BETWEEN THE A/C. THE HELI HAD SIDE STEPPED RIGHT FROM THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RWY 02 TO CONTINUE TO THEIR PARKING. IT IS REPORTED THAT N6434H APPROACHED, IN TRAIL, NORMALLY. APPROX. 60 METERS FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 02, AT APPROX. 100' ALTITUDE, N6434H ROLLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT (90DEGREE). THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND RIGHTED THE A/C. THE A/C APPEARED TO STALL AND DROP, NEAR VERTICAL. N6434H IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPORX. 20DEGREES NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL, AND SLID APPROX. 15 METERS. NO FIRE. MINOR INJURIES TO STUDENT. SERIOUS INJURIES TO INSTRUCTOR. LOCAL (HIO) POLICE WERE FIRST ON SCENE AND PROVIDED REPORT. PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED FROM WRECKAGE AND A/C WAS REMOVED TO OWNER'S FACILITY.

## 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 SEA00LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA156), Aug 10, 2000: Cessna 152 (N6434H), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequately planned approach. The encounter of wake turbulence and not being able to maintain aircraft control were factors.

## Other reports on N6434H (2)

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

- [Incident 19990902025529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990902025529I), Sep 2, 1999: Cessna 152 (N6434H), Woodland, WA. Private pilot landed at Woodland airport. During landing rollout, aircraft departed the hard surface onto a grass area and struck a fence. Pilot was practicing…
- [Incident 19980606017539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980606017539I), Jun 6, 1998: Cessna 152 (N6434H), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Struck parked aircraft during taxi. Student was distracted by bird.

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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