# Accident 20100813041279A: Cessna 180D, Hillsboro, OR, August 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Twin Oaks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4236° N, 122.9386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4236&lon=-122.9386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6475X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6475X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,709 total, 1,982 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100813041279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEFT SEATTLE WITH 25 GALLONS FUEL, AND FLEW TO HILLSBORO ON RIGHT TANK UNTIL EMPTY.  SWITCHED TO BOTH POSITION ON FUEL SELECTOR PASSING HIO AIRPORT, AND ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND TO RWY 2 AT TWIN OAKS.  MADE LEFT BASE TO FINAL APPROACH, AND SLIPPED AIRPLANE TO LAND RIGHT WING HIGH.  1/4 MILE FROM APPROACH END OF RWY 2 ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON FIELD SERVICE ROAD JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY.   AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.  FOUND 12 GALLONS FUEL ON BOARD AFTER ACCIDENT AND FUEL SYSTEM INTACT.  ENGINE LOSS OF POWER DURING SLIP TO LAND ASSUMED TO BE DUE TO EMPTY FUEL IN RIGHT WING AND LESS THAN 1/2 IN LEFT WING CAUSING AIR TO ENTER FUEL LINES TO CARBURETOR.

## 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 WPR10CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA401), Aug 13, 2010: Cessna 180D (N6475X), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from unporting when the pilot entered into a slip during the turn to the final approach leg.

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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