# Incident 20201211017379I: Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500, Hillsboro, OR, December 11, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2020, 17:10 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2YU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2YU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eclipse EA500 (registry code 3350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A (registry code 52267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw610f-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW610F-A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,914 total, 1,747 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201211017379I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON THE RNAV 31L INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO HIO, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW THE PUBLISHED MINIMUM DECENT ALTITUDE, SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING A TREE APPROXIMATELY 0.54 NAUTICAL MILES SE OF THE RUNWAY.  UPON IMPACT WITH THE TREE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO A FULL-STOP LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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