# Accident 20171005014339A: Piper PA-24-250, Hillsboro, OR, October 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Twin Oaks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4283° N, 122.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4283&lon=-122.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7892P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7892P-2020-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171005014339A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC, WHO WAS ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT WERE RETURNING TO TWIN OAKS AIRPARK (7S3) AT THE END OF A LESSON IN THE LOCAL AREA. THE INTENTION WAS TO PRACTICE A SOFT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE. THE STUDENT WAS CONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME SLOW, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 WPR18LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA005), Oct 5, 2017: Piper PA 24-250 (N7892P), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach and subsequent exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a…

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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