# Accident 20030330003609A: Piper PA28140, Portland, OR, March 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5333° N, 122.4022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5333&lon=-122.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4961T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 15 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030330003609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOGBOOK SHOWED THE FIRST SOLOFLIGHT WAS COMPLETED ON 3/28/03. STUDENT CERTIFICATE WAS ENDORSED PER FAR FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PA-28-140. THE STUDENT LANDED WITH A MINIMAL BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND AND DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE STUDENT THOUGHT HE WAS STILL IN THE AIR. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT. SCRAPING THE RIGHT WINGTIP UPON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND HIT NOSE FIRST IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. THE PROP, NOSE WHEEL, AND RIGHT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA03LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA053), Mar 30, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N4961T), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll. An improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing was a factor.

## Other reports on N4961T (1)

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

- [Incident 19800513043409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800513043409I), May 13, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N4961T), Sheridan, WY, Minor damage. Minor damage from hard landing on nose wheel.

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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