# Accident 20010512008529A: Cessna 172, Mcminnnville, OR, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mcminnnville, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 45.5003° N, 122.4292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5003&lon=-122.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1264U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512008529A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1330 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N1264U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT MCMINNVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MCMINNVILLE, OREGON. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO TREE TOP AVIATION, INC., TROUTDALE, OREGON, AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ROUND ROBIN CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TROUTDALE, OREGON, WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS AT CORVALLIS, AND MCMINNVILLE, OREGON. DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT MCMINNVILLE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO TROUTDALE, OREGON, THE FINAL DESTINATION OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING THE INTERMEDIATE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING SPAR AND ASSOCIATED FLIG HT CONTROLS. (-23)SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR NARRATIVE.

## 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 SEA01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA094), May 12, 2001: Cessna 172 (N1264U), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while doing a touch-and-go 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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