# Accident 20030208001209A: Cessna 172N, Mcminnville, OR, February 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2003, 13:15 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mcminnville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1956° N, 123.1378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1956&lon=-123.1378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734KU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734KU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030208001209A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1315 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172K, N734KU, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT MCMINNVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MCMINNVILLE, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY STARKS TWIN OAKS AIRPARK, INC., SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN THE VFR PATTERN AT MCMINNVILLE, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, AND THERE WAS NOT REPORT OF AN ELT ACTIVATION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD ALREADY MADE ONE LANDING AND WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL OF HIS SECOND WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED CROSSWINDS THAT LIFTED ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S WINGS IN THE AIR. DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO A WINGS-LEVEL ATTITUDE, HE INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN, WHEREUPON ITS WING STRUCTURE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, EXCEPT FOR A MINOR NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY, THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROLS. (-23) ON SECOND LANDING AT MMV, RUNWAY 04, PILOT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND @340. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT RUNWAY SURFACE TWICE. PILOT UTILIZED LEFT AILERON FOR CORRECTION. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, AND DEPARTED RUNWAY @ 1900 FEET. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT EARTH OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, EMPANNEGE, AND STRINGERS BELOW EMPANAGE.

## 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 SEA03LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA036), Feb 8, 2003: Cessna 172N (N734KU), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include gusty crosswinds and soft terrain in the area where…

## Other reports on N734KU (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080125000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080125000379A), Jan 25, 2008: Cessna 172N (N734KU), Beaver Marsh, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 25, 2008 aircraft departed twin oaks airfield in hillsboro, Oregon with three people on board for a flightseeing tour of the crater lake area.…

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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