# NTSB SEA01LA036: Cessna 172K, N78284, Troutdale, OR, January 7, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 7, 2001, 12:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: Troutdale, OR - Coordinates: 45.480258, -122.600662 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4803&lon=-122.6007&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 50910 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA01LA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50910/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA036 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions while taxiing the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) ## Analysis The private pilot was landing the airplane on a dry paved runway (07). Shortly after touchdown, the pilot exited the runway at taxiway Alpha Two (A-2). While taxing from the runway to A-2, the airplane nosed-over. The aircraft came to rest on its back adjacent to the taxiway. The 1253 METAR observation at Troutdale, reported winds from 100 degrees true at 27 knots, gusting to 34 knots. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical difficulties or failures with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On January 7, 2001, about 1245 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172K, N78284, sustained substantial damage shortly after landing on runway 07, at the Portland-Troutdale Airport, Troutdale, Oregon. The airplane is owned and operated by Right Aviation of Troutdale, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the round-robin flight. The flight originated from Troutdale approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes prior to the accident. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. In a written statement to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot reported that he landed the aircraft on runway 07. Shortly after touchdown, the pilot exited the runway at taxiway Alpha Two (A-2). While taxing from the runway to A-2, the airplane nosed-over. The aircraft came to rest on its back adjacent to the taxiway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical difficulties or failures with the aircraft that may have contributed to the accident. The 1253 METAR observation at Troutdale, reported winds from 100 degrees true at 27 knots, gusting to 34 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N78284](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78284-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 17257553, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172K - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17257553 - Airframe hours: 7551 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Treetop Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 29, 2000, 16 hours before - Departed: DLS, THE DALLES, OR - Destination: TTD, Troutdale, OR - Airport: TTD, Portland-Troutdale, runway 07, 5,399 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review September 2, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 116 total, 41 in this make and model, 72 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 82° at 27 knots, gusting 34 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.78 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 20010107000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010107000259A), Jan 7, 2001: Cessna 172K, Portland, OR, No damage. (-23) The a/c landed on runway 7 with 10 degrees of flaps. The pilot stated the ASOS reported the sinds were 080 degrees at 26 knots, gusting to 35 knots.… ## Other investigations on N78284 (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 DEN70A0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0022), Sep 27, 1969: Cessna 172 (N78284), Walsenburg, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal 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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