ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284137
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| Date: | Saturday 13 October 2007 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Twin Oaks Airpark, Inc. |
| Registration: | N45720 |
| MSN: | 15077035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hillsboro, Oregon -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | HILLSBORO, OR (7S3) |
| HILLSBORO, OR (7S3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane hit the runway earlier than the pilot expected. The touchdown was hard and the airplane bounced several times down the runway, striking the propeller blades on the runway before coming to rest upright on the pavement. The pilot indicated that the night conditions, narrow runway width, and the upsloping terrain, led her to believe that the airplane was higher than it actually was (night optical illusion). She was setting up to flare for landing when the airplane hit the runway hard, and bounced down the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged and delayed landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and porpoise down the runway. Contributing factors in the accident were the night conditions and the optical illusion created by the narrow runway width and upsloping terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX08CA012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 08:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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