# Accident 20160812014399A: Cessna 152, Hillsboro, OR, August 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 45.5381° N, 122.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5381&lon=-122.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 105 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812014399A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING AND TAIL STRIKE DURING SOLO LANDING, RUNWAY 31L.

## 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 GAA16CA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA431), Aug 12, 2016: Cessna 152 (N48440), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the engine mount.

## Other reports on N48440 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020810022799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810022799I), Aug 10, 2002: Cessna 152 (N48440), Corvallis, OR. (-23) According to PIC, after takeoff from Corvallis at 2000' and 3 miles, engine lost power and went to idle. Pilot did a 180 degree turn and attempted a…
- [Incident 20020622012929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622012929I), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 152 (N48440), Forestgrove, OR. (-23) Engine was at 2200 hours of a 2500-hour term to overhaul. Engine failed during flight. Pilot landed safely in a corn field. No damage. No injuries.

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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