# NTSB WPR24LA169: Piper PA-22-150, N3267Z, Hillsboro, OR, May 29, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 29, 2024, 15:05 local (22:05 UTC) - Place: Hillsboro, OR - Coordinates: 45, -122 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0000&lon=-122.0000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 194384 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA169 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194384/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194384 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA169 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll with a left crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during landing, the airplane was fast and subsequently began to deviate to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder, aileron, and brakes; however, the airplane ground looped to the left, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The right wing struck the ground during the ground loop, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 31L, and the wind was from 250° at 6 knots, gusting to 14 knots. Given the crosswind conditions at the time, the pilot likely did not maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Aircraft - Registration: N3267Z (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-7218 - Airframe hours: 3000 - Engines: Lycoming engines O-320 150 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 19, 2023 - Departed: SPB, Scappoose, OR - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: HIO, Portland-Hillsboro, runway 13R/31L, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Handheld GPS, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; flight engineer, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 5, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 18,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 12,700 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.35 inHg - Observed at: KHIO, 52 nm away - METAR: METAR KHIO 292153Z 31010KT 10SM FEW048 BKN070 17/07 A3035 RMK AO2 RAB02E21 SLP276 P0001 T01720067= ## 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 20240529008459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240529008459A), May 29, 2024: Piper PA-22-150, Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. May 29, 2024, former [privacy data omitted] of Piper PA20/22 and new [privacy data omitted] pilot took off from Hillsboro Oregon airport (khio) for a… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194384. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17295677&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photograph (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 699 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17295345&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photographs-Rel.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. 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