What happened
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(-23) Mr. Black, doing night landings, as per his training syllabus, was practicing his cross wind landings. During his last landing, in a crosswind, the wind speed and direction changed, not giving the PIC a chance to counter the change. The nose wheel appears to have struck first, bouncing up and veering to the left off the runway. With nose high the aircraft right main landing gear struck the B-6 exit sign, destroying the sign, the aircraft ending its travel in the grass. Weather at 0353Z was 34008G14 10SM clr 12/01 alstg 30.39 when pilot had departed. At time of accident 0453Z the weather was 28008 10SM clr 09/02 alstg 30.42. (.19) on April 23, 2002, about 2141 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67505, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Troutdale airport, Troutdale, Oregon. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane is registered to eagle flight center, and was being operated as a training flight under the provisions of title 14, CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions (VFR) prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 25. The pilot stated that the airplane's touchdown speed was a little fast, and that shortly after touchdown the airplane veered to the left of runway centerline. The pilot was unable to correct the situation and the airplane continued off the south side of the runway and collided with a taxiway marker. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear carry through gearbox and firewall. The 2153 METAR observation at Troutdale reported winds from 250 degrees at 8 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. BLACK, DOING NIGHT LANDINGS, AS PER HIS TRAINING SYLLABUS, WAS PRACTICING HIS CROSS WIND LANDINGS. DURING HIS LAST LANDING, IN A CROSSWIND, THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CHANGED, NOT GIVING THE PIC A CHANCE TO COUNTER THE CHANGE. THE NOSE WHEEL APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK FIRST, BOUNCING UP AND VEERING TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. WITH NOSE HIGH THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE B-6 EXIT SIGN, DESTROYING THE SIGN, THE AIRCRAFT ENDING ITS TRAVEL IN THE GRASS. WEATHER AT 0353Z WAS 34008G14 10SM CLR 12/01 ALSTG 30.39 WHEN PILOT HAD DEPARTED. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT 0453Z THE WEATHER WAS 28008 10SM CLR 09/02 ALSTG 30.42. (.19) ON APRIL 23, 2002, ABOUT 2141 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N67505, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE TROUTDALE AIRPORT, TROUTDALE, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO EAGLE FLIGHT CENTER, AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR) PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S TOUCHDOWN SPEED WAS A LITTLE FAST, AND THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY MARKER. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR CARRY THROUGH GEARBOX AND FIREWALL. THE 2153 METAR OBSERVATION AT TROUTDALE REPORTED WINDS FROM 250 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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