# NTSB SEA02LA070: Cessna 152, N67505, Troutdale, OR, April 24, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 23, 2002, 21:41 local (Apr 24, 2002, 04:41 UTC) - Place: Troutdale, OR - Coordinates: 45.520133, -122.35012 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5201&lon=-122.3501&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 24, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54567 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA070 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54567/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54567 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA070 ## Probable cause 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause) - object - sign (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - airport sign/marker (contributing factor) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N67505](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67505-2024-12-23), registration cancelled 2024-12-23, S/N 15281874 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15281874 - Airframe hours: 5894 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; 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 ## 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 20020423006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423006219A), Apr 23, 2002: Cessna 152, Portland, OR, No damage. (-23) Mr. Black, doing night landings, as per his training syllabus, was practicing his cross wind landings. During his last landing, in a crosswind, the wind… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 15, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54567. 520 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 520 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40165739&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.