# Accident 20080524836049A: Cessna 172P, Portland, OR, May 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland-Troutdale
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5494° N, 122.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5494&lon=-122.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62348, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62348) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524836049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT, WAS MAKING A SOLO LANDING AT TROUTDALE AIRPORT ON MAY 24, 2008.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BOUNCED ONCE, CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO THE GRASS, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN.  A 'GO-AROUND" WAS EXECUTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR A SAFE LANDING.  THE STUDENT PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT NOTICING THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT.  AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FROM THE TROUTDALE TOWER CONTACTED THE INSTRUCTOR TO VOICE SOME CONCERN OVER THE STUDENTS LANDING BUT THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY IMPACT AND WERE UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCAFT OR LIGHT.  DURING THE STUDENTS POST FLIGHT DEBRIEF WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR, THEY DISCUSSED DIRECTION CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND LANDING PROCEDURES.  THE DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIER WAS NOTICED THAT EVENING DURING A PREFLIGHT BY ANOTHER PILOT.

## 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 LAX08CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA156), May 24, 2008: Cessna 172P (N62348), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in collision with a runway light.

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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