# Incident 20110513008619I: Piper PA-20, Aurora, OR, May 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2011, 02:00 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2471° N, 122.7700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA STATE (UAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2471&lon=-122.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,473 total, 229 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110513008619I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC STATED HE HAD FLOWN TO THE AIRPORT TO FINISH A FLIGHT REVIEW.  ACCORDING TO THE PIC'S RECORDS HE STILL HAD A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW DATED SEPTEMBER 2009.  THE PIC'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND BECAUSE OF A LATER COMMITMENT THE PIC RESCHEDULED THE FLIGHT REVIEW AND WAS GOING TO FLY HOME.THE PIC SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL WHEN HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL.  AFTER ROTATION, ABOUT 3 – 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PIC SAID A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING TURNING THE AIRCRAFT PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN.  THE LEFT WING TIP HAD MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSING.  THE PROPELLER ALSO, STRUCK THE RUNWAY TEARING OFF A COUPLE OF INCHES OF THE BLADE.

## Other reports on N150KS (1)

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

- [Accident 19960818023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023189A), Aug 18, 1996: Piper PA20 (N150KS), Mulino, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed last 100FT runway. Nosed over to prevent overrun into river. Cause power loss unknown

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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