- Date
- April 23, 2002, 21:41 local (Apr 24, 2002, 04:41 UTC)
- Place
- Troutdale, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67505Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20020423006219A
- Case key
- 54567
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Improper compensation for wind conditions while landing. Factors include a taxiway marker.
Analysis
The private pilot reported that the airplane's touchdown airspeed was higher than normal. He reported that during the airplane's rollout, he applied aileron and rudder inputs to compensate for a crosswind. Shortly after making the correction, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot applied full left rudder and the aircraft swerved to the left. The pilot was unable to correct the situation and the airplane departed the south side of the runway and collided with a taxiway marker. The 2153 METAR observation at Troutdale reported winds from 250 degrees at 8 knots.
Factual narrative
On May 23, 2002, about 2141 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N67505, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 25 at the Troutdale Airport, Troutdale, Oregon. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane is registered to Eagle Flight Center, and was being operated as a training flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions (VFR) prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight.
In a written statement, the pilot reported that the airplane's touchdown airspeed was higher than normal. He reported that during the airplane's rollout, he applied aileron and rudder inputs to compensate for a crosswind. Shortly after making the correction, the airplane swerved to the right. The pilot applied full left rudder and the aircraft swerved to the left. The pilot was unable to correct the situation and the airplane departed the south side of the runway and collided with a taxiway marker.
The 2153 METAR observation at Troutdale reported winds from 250 degrees at 8 knots.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67505
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281874
- Airframe hours
- 5,894
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eagle Flight Center
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 18, 2002 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- TDD · Troutdale, OR
- Destination
- TDD
- Airport
- KTDD · Portland-Troutdale Airport, runway 25, 5,399 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.42 inHg
- Observed at
- KTTD
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 15, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 520 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.