# Accident 20020620013329A: Cessna 172E, Portland, OR, June 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2002, 12:47 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5203° N, 122.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5203&lon=-122.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5383T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5383T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620013329A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 20, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1247 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172E, N5383T, REGISTERED TO TWO INDIVIDUAL CO-OWNERS AND BEING FLOWN BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT ON A 14 CFR 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT LANDED IN A MARSHY AREA SHORT OF RUNWAY 25 AT PORTLAND-TROUTDALE AIRPORT, TROUTDALE, OREGON. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT TROUTDALE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT TROUTDALE AT 1253. THE TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, IF ANY, IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. A COPY OF A LOGBOOK ENTRY SUBMITTED BY PREMIER AIRCRAFT ENGINES OF TROUTDALE, DATED JUNE 19, 2002, STATED: THE FOLLOWING WORK WAS PERFORMED AS REQUESTED BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR: REMOVED ALL SIX CYLINDERS DUE TO FOULED SPARK PLUGS. CYLINDERS WERE HONED AND NEW RINGS FIT BY PREMIER AIRCRAFT. INSTALLED CYLINDERS AFTER REPAIR. CHANGED OIL AND FILTER. INSPECTED FILTER - NO CONTAMINATION NOTED. SERVICED WITH AEROSHELL 100 MINERAL OIL. REMOVED THE CARBURETOR. CARBURETOR WAS INSPECTED BY PREMIER AIRCRAFT. INSTALLED THE CARBURETOR, CONNECTED THE CONTROLS, AND CHECKED THE OPERATION. TEST RAN ENGINE AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS. NO OTHE R WORK, INSPECTION OR DETERMINATION OF AIRWORTHINESS WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT THIS TIME. THE LOGBOOK ENTRY INDICATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS A CONTINENTAL O-300-D, WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 2,229.18 HOURS AND 178.33 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION INFORMATION INDICATED THAT ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A 180-DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT FROM APPROXIMATELY 1/2-MILE FINAL. THE PILOT THEN ADVISED ON TROUTDALE'S TOWER FREQUENCY THAT HE WAS MAKING AN OFF-FIELD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A MARSHY AREA, COLLAPSING ITS NOSE GEAR. (-23) ENGINE LOST POWER DURING APPROACH. PILOT INITIATED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA02LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA107), Jun 20, 2002: Cessna 172E (N5383T), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined (non-mechanical) reason. Contributing factors were high grass and soft terrain which lead to the collapse of the nose gear during the landing roll.

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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