# Accident 20020614013319A: Cessna 152, Portland, OR, June 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2002, 14:37 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LJES
- Location: 45.5450° N, 122.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5450&lon=-122.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757FY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757FY-2002-10-25) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614013319A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 14, 2002, AT 1437 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N757FY, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HILLSBORO AVIATION INC., AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING AT THE PORTLAND-HILLSBORO AIRPORT, HILLSBORO, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. A FIRE ERUPTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE HILLSBORO, OREGON, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AT THE UPPER ATTACHMENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED. THE CARBURETOR BOWL WAS FRACTURED AND ARUPTURED FUEL LINE WAS NOTED NEAR THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF. (-23) THE CERTIFYING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PAUL AVELLINO ^PRIVACY DATA O^) SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT HIS STUDENT (MR. LIN HO) APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THE FIRST TOUCH DOWN THEN PORPOISED, THEN BOUNCED AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 SEA02LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA100), Jun 14, 2002: Cessna 152 (N757FY), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper flare during the landing. Not performing a proper recovery from a bounced landing was a factor.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.