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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Hillsboro, OR · September 6, 2024

Date
September 6, 2024 · 15:55 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Airport
Hillsboro
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
5HAS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N89312
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
841 total410 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The CFI and student pilot (sp) was cleared for takeoff at khio runway 31L at approximately 1555 PST in privacy data omitted, CE-152. The sp was performing the takeoff while the CFI was monitoring.

The sp slowly added power and the takeoff was initiated. The CFI had the controls guarded. Approx 2-3 seconds after the power was added the CFI side door opened. The CFI momentarily glanced to look over at the door when the sp did not let the nose down enough and the tail skid strike occurred. Both CFI and sp noticed the tailstrike immediately and the CFI took controls and aborted the takeoff. Khio tower was contacted and notified of the aborted takeoff and the aircraft successfully taxied off of the runway and back to the school.

As the FAA filed it

THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT (SP) WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT KHIO RUNWAY 31L AT APPROXIMATELY 1555 PST IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CE-152. THE SP WAS PERFORMING THE TAKEOFF WHILE THE CFI WAS MONITORING.

THE SP SLOWLY ADDED POWER AND THE TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. THE CFI HAD THE CONTROLS GUARDED. APPROX 2-3 SECONDS AFTER THE POWER WAS ADDED THE CFI SIDE DOOR OPENED. THE CFI MOMENTARILY GLANCED TO LOOK OVER AT THE DOOR WHEN THE SP DID NOT LET THE NOSE DOWN ENOUGH AND THE TAIL SKID STRIKE OCCURRED. BOTH CFI AND SP NOTICED THE TAILSTRIKE IMMEDIATELY AND THE CFI TOOK CONTROLS AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. KHIO TOWER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY TAXIED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND BACK TO THE SCHOOL.