# Accident 20010107000259A: Cessna 172K, Portland, OR, January 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4803° N, 122.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4803&lon=-122.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78284, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78284-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010107000259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE PILOT STATED THE ASOS REPORTED THE SINDS WERE 080 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. METAR REPORT WAS KTTD 07 2053Z 10027G 34KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A2978, SIMILAR TO THE PILOTS INFORMATION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN LEFT ONTO TAXIING A2. AS THE A/C MADE THE TURN IT WAS PIVITED FURTHER LEFT ON THE DOWN WIND WHEEL. THE WIND THEN LIFTED THE TAIL SECTION AND TOSSED IT OVER END. THE A/C CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. IT WAS OFF OF THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA036), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172K (N78284), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while taxiing the airplane.

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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