# Accident 20071007023069A: Cessna 182P, Portland, OR, October 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland-Troutdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5603° N, 122.4019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5603&lon=-122.4019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6415F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6415F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 61 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007023069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED ATIS INFORMATION THAT THE WINDS WERE 190 AT 10 KNOTS BEFORE RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TROUTDALE ATC FOR A RIGHT DOWNWIND LANDING ON 07. ATC GAVE INFORMATION THAT THERE WERE CROSSWINDS ACROSS 07. ON FINAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SET THE PLANE'S FLAPS TO 30 DEGREES AND WAS AT 80 KNOTS. PER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN ALTITUDE WHEN THE PLANE LOST LIFT. THE PLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT THAT POINT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAYS THAT HE APPLIED POWER IMMEDIATELY AND DID A GO-AROUND FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTED THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX08CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA017), Oct 7, 2007: Cessna 182P (N6415F), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed.

## Other reports on N6415F (1)

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

- [Accident 19791014027109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014027109A), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 182 (N6415F), San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot had a rough engine at night. Flew over runway twice. Made hard landing. Possible carburetor ice.

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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