# NTSB LAX08CA017: Cessna 182P, N6415F, Troutdale, OR, October 7, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 7, 2007, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Troutdale, OR - Coordinates: 45.5602777777778, -122.401944444444 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5603&lon=-122.4019&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66963 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA017 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66963/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA017 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - encountered, pilot in command ## Analysis The airport ATIS was reporting that the winds were from 190 degrees at 10 knots. The tower was using runway 07 and cleared the pilot to land on that runway. During the level off for landing just before the flare, the airplane seemed to lose lift and contacted the runway hard. The pilot executed a go-around. The tower cleared the pilot to land on runway 25, which he did uneventfully. During the post flight examination the pilot noticed that the propeller tips had been damaged; further examination revealed damage to the firewall. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated in the Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report that the airport ATIS reported that the winds were at 190 degrees and 10 knots. The tower was using runway 07 and cleared the pilot to land on runway 07. During the level off for landing, just before the flare, the airplane seemed to lose lift and contacted the runway hard. The pilot executed a go-around. The tower cleared the pilot to land on runway 25, which he did uneventfully. During the post flight examination the pilot noticed that the propeller tips had been damaged. Further examination revealed damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6415F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6415F), registered now, S/N 18264192, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-64192 - Airframe hours: 3500 - Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470-S reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kelly E. Finerty - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2007 - Departed: KDLS, Dalles Port, WA - Destination: KTTD, Troutdale, OR - Airport: KTTD, Troutdale, runway 07, 5,399 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 311 total, 61 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft overcast - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KTTD ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20071007023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007023069A), Oct 7, 2007: Cessna 182P, Portland, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] received ATIS information that the winds were 190 at 10 knots before receiving instructions from the Troutdale ATC for a… ## Other investigations on N6415F (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 LAX80DVG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG01), Oct 14, 1979: Cessna 182 (N6415F), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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