# Accident 20020423006219A: Cessna 152, Portland, OR, April 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2002, 21:11 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GETS
- Location: 45.5201° N, 122.3501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5201&lon=-122.3501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67505-2024-12-23) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423006219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA070), Apr 24, 2002: Cessna 152 (N67505), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper compensation for wind conditions while landing. Factors include a taxiway marker.

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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