# Accident 20071013022429A: Cessna 150M, Hillsboro, OR, October 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2007, 19:45 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Stark'S Twin Oaks Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4286° N, 122.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4286&lon=-122.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45720, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 80 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013022429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE A BOUNCED LANDING OF N45720 ON RUNWAY 02 AT 7S3. THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED, AND A LONGITUDE SUPPORT BRACKET SUPPORTING THE ENGINE FIREWALL INCURRED DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX08CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA012), Oct 14, 2007: Cessna 150M (N45720), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged and delayed landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and porpoise down the runway. Contributing factors in the accident were the night conditions and the optical illusion…

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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