# Accident 20220429006989A: Cessna 180K, Portland, OR, April 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2022, 12:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2533° N, 122.3542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2533&lon=-122.3542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20640, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20640) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220429006989A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE CONDUCTED SOFT FIELD LANDING ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. DURING ROLLOUT

AIRPLANE CONTACTED FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA171), Apr 29, 2022: Cessna 180K (N20640), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing on a wet surface with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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