# NTSB SEA04CA171: Cessna 182P, N1316S, Hillsboro, OR, August 23, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 23, 2004, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Hillsboro, OR - Coordinates: 45.428333, -122.942222 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4283&lon=-122.9422&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 59980 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA04CA171 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59980/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA171 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the right-quartering tail wind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot was returning from a cross-country flight and was attempting to land on runway 2 with a right-rear quartering tailwind (he said the wind was out of the south at 10 to 15 knots). He landed with full flaps, and "felt all 3 wheels touch the asphalt." The pilot said the airplane yawed to the right and he corrected the movement with left rudder. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway, into the grass, and nosed over. A witness said that the airplane "looked too high and too fast" on final. He said the airplane was lined up on the centerline, close to the numbers, but too fast. The witness said that "it looked like the mains never touched the asphalt." He said that the airplane came steady left with no corrections. "It was still floating when it got off the runway, the mains didn't touch until the grass, then it nosed up and over toward the right wing, the nose plowed through the dirt." The airplane's vertical stabilizer and rudder were bent 45 degrees, and both wings were bent and wrinkled. Runway 2 has a 1.5 degree upslope grade; the runway is approved to land in either direction. ## Factual narrative On August 23, 2004, at approximately 1530 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N1316S, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a landing attempt at Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3), Hillsboro, Oregon. The private pilot and his passenger received minor injuries. Twin Oaks Airpark Inc., of Hillsboro, Oregon, was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross-country flight that originated from Baker City, Oregon, approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes before the accident. A VFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot said that he was returning from a cross-country flight and was attempting to land on runway 2 with a right-rear quartering tailwind (the pilot said the wind was out of the south at 10 to 15 knots). He said that he landed with full flaps, and "felt all 3 wheels touch the asphalt." The pilot said the airplane yawed to the right and he corrected the movement with left rudder. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway, into the grass, and nosed over. The airplane's vertical stabilizer and rudder were bent 45 degrees, and both wings were bent and wrinkled. A witness, also a private pilot, said that the airplane "looked too high and too fast" on final. He said the airplane was lined up on the centerline, close to the numbers, but too fast. The witness said that "it looked like the mains never touched the asphalt." He said that the airplane came steady left with no corrections. "It was still floating when it got off the runway, the mains didn't touch until the grass, then it nosed up and over toward the right wing, the nose plowed through the dirt." The pilot said that he passed his private pilot check ride on July 2, 2004; his private pilot license with assigned number was pending. Runway 2 has a 1.5 degree upslope grade; the runway is approved to land in either direction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1316S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1316S-2007-09-07), registration cancelled 2007-09-07, S/N 18264880, built 1976 (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: 18264880 - Airframe hours: 6486 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Twin Oaks Airpark Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 6, 2004, 21 hours before - Departed: BKE, Baker City, OR - Destination: 7S3, Hillsboro, OR - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 7S3, Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark, runway 020, 2,465 × 48 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 2, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 116 total, 28 in this make and model, 46 as pilot in command, 59 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 9 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft broken - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.79 inHg - Observed at: HIO, 7 nm away ## 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 20040823018369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040823018369A), Aug 23, 2004: Cessna 182P, Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft ida to 7S3 - landing rwy 02 with tailwind. Pilot made one go-around - stated approach was too high and fast w/tailwind. On 2nd attempt, pilot… ## Other investigations on N1316S (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 SEA94LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA226), Aug 30, 1994: Cessna 182P (N1316S), Yamhill, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: AN INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. 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/). 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