What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, a Piper PA-28-140, registered as N5397S, serial number 28-7125108, was involved in an accident at Fairways Airport (OG20) in Oregon City, OR. The accident resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
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The pilot expalined that we was conducting his third solo flight and was out practicing. On return to OG20, the pilot recalled that he was fast on final but could not recall by how much. He remebered touching down approx. 900 feet down the runway. He stated that the aircraft bounced on landing, floated in ground effect and touched down again. He explained that he began to lose directionalcontrol after the brakes were applied. The aircraft came to rest after hitting a hangar.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, A PIPER PA-28-140, REGISTERED AS N5397S, SERIAL NUMBER 28-7125108, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT FAIRWAYS AIRPORT (OG20) IN OREGON CITY, OR. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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THE PILOT EXPALINED THAT WE WAS CONDUCTING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS OUT PRACTICING. ON RETURN TO OG20, THE PILOT RECALLED THAT HE WAS FAST ON FINAL BUT COULD NOT RECALL BY HOW MUCH. HE REMEBERED TOUCHING DOWN APPROX. 900 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, FLOATED IN GROUND EFFECT AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE BEGAN TO LOSE DIRECTIONALCONTROL AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.