What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, March 10, 2018, a Piper-22-150, registered as N50KF, serial number 22-4274, was involved in an accident at portland-Hillsboro Airport (khio) in Hillsboro, Oregon. The accident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
The aircraft is registered to twinco leasing LLC, located at 35004 NE 185th ave, yacolt, WA 98675.
The pilot stated that he was flying solo from scappoose industrial airpark (kspb) in scappoose, Oregon to khio. He accomplished a normal approach to runway 31L and during landing roll out he began to loose directional control. The aircraft ground looped on the runway and resulted in substantial damage.
Note: pilot flight times reported on this form were calculated based on available pilot's records and listed as close approximations.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2018, A PIPER-22-150, REGISTERED AS N50KF, SERIAL NUMBER 22-4274, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT PORTLAND-HILLSBORO AIRPORT (KHIO) IN HILLSBORO, OREGON. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO TWINCO LEASING LLC, LOCATED AT 35004 NE 185TH AVE, YACOLT, WA 98675.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING SOLO FROM SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (KSPB) IN SCAPPOOSE, OREGON TO KHIO. HE ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31L AND DURING LANDING ROLL OUT HE BEGAN TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON THE RUNWAY AND RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NOTE: PILOT FLIGHT TIMES REPORTED ON THIS FORM WERE CALCULATED BASED ON AVAILABLE PILOT'S RECORDS AND LISTED AS CLOSE APPROXIMATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.