# Accident 20180310001879A: Piper PA-22-150, Hillsboro, OR, March 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5375° N, 122.9467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5375&lon=-122.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KF-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 54 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180310001879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA181), Mar 10, 2018: Piper PA22 (N50KF), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.

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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