ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198829
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| Date: | Sunday 12 March 2017 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Twin Oaks Airpark Inc |
| Registration: | N5440H |
| MSN: | 17265438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15902 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hillsboro, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hillsboro, OR (7S3) |
| Hillsboro, OR (7S3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the landing roll with a “light quartering tailwind,” the airplane veered off the runway to the left into soft mud and nosed over.
The vertical stabilizer and rudder sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The nearest automated weather observation station, located 7 nautical miles from the accident airport, about the time of the accident, recorded variable wind at 5 knots. The pilot reported that he landed on runway 2.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in quartering tailwind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 2004 | N5440H | Twin Oaks Airpark | 0 | Vernonia, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 15:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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