# NTSB SEA02LA100: Cessna 152, N757FY, Hillsboro, OR, June 14, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 14, 2002, 14:37 local (21:37 UTC) - Place: Hillsboro, OR - Coordinates: 45.544998, -122.933334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5450&lon=-122.9333&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54967 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA100 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54967/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54967 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA100 ## Probable cause An improper flare during the landing. Not performing a proper recovery from a bounced landing was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing ## Analysis During the first landing for the student pilot's first solo flight, the aircraft landed hard and bounced twice. On the third touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. The firewall was damaged as a result of the nose gear collapse at the upper attachment mount. Smoke was observed coming from the engine compartment area shortly after the pilot exited the aircraft. A fire erupted a few minutes later and consumed the aircraft. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported with the aircraft at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On June 14, 2002, at 1437 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757FY, registered to and operated by Hillsboro Aviation Inc., as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collapsed the nose gear during landing at the Portland-Hillsboro Airport, Hillsboro, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot was not injured. A representative of the operator reported that this was the student pilot's first solo flight. The pilot was landing on runway 30. The aircraft landed hard and bounced twice. On the third touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. Smoke was observed coming from the engine compartment area shortly after the pilot exited the aircraft. A fire erupted a few minutes later and consumed the aircraft. At the time of the accident, the pilot had accumulated a total flight time in all aircraft of 16 hours. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector from the Hillsboro, Oregon, Flight Standards District Office inspected the aircraft. The inspector reported that as a result of the nose gear collapse at the upper attachment, and the aircraft sliding down the runway, the firewall was damaged. The carburetor bowl was fractured and a ruptured fuel line was noted near the firewall shutoff. The 1453 METAR weather observation at Hillsboro, reported the winds from 200 degrees at 4 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757FY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757FY-2002-10-25), registration cancelled 2002-10-25, S/N 15279716, built 1977 (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: 15279716 - Airframe hours: 11247 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 118 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Hillsboro Aviation Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 3, 2002, 46 hours before - Departed: HIO, Hillsboro, OR - Airport: HIO, Portland-Hillsboro, runway 30, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: HIO ## 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 20020614013319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020614013319A), Jun 14, 2002: Cessna 152, Portland, OR, No damage. (.19) On June 14, 2002, at 1437 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757FY, registered to and operated by Hillsboro aviation inc., as a 14 CFR part 91… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 18, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54967. 309 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 309 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445374&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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. 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