Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Sunday, October 8, 2000 14:00 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the tail wheel equipped airplane suddenly veered to the left and exited the side of the runway onto the grass. The pilot applied corrective action and opted to go-around when he observed a debris pile in his line of travel. The aircraft did not clear the debris pile and the horizontal stabilizer collided with an obstruction. The airplane nosed down and over, coming to rest inverted. During the accident sequence, the tail wheel separated from the attachment/pivot point, and the axle shaft was broken. An independent metallurgist visually inspected the axle shaft and reported that the failure was due to overload. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were found during the main landing gear inspection of the wheel brake assembly.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Clearance from an obstruction was not maintained during the go-around. The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll was a factor.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/8/2000
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City HILLSBORO
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97124
Event Date Year 2000
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport STARK'S TWIN OAKS AIRPARK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 7S3
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 170
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1353 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 340
Weather Observation Facility ID HIO
Elevation of weather observation facility 204
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 6
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 9500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1019
NTSB Notification Source FAA REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER
NTSB Notification Date Oct 8 2000 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1436
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Jul 2 2001 3:12PM
User who most recently changed record MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N80EG
NTSB Number SEA01LA002
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Wsk Pzl Warzawa-Okecie
Aircraft Model PZL-104 WILGA 80
Aircraft Series Identifier PZL-104 WI
Aircraft Serial Number CF21940946
Certified Max Gross Weight 2500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 1 2000 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 15
Airframe Hours 95
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WILLIAM F. OLSON
Aircraft Owner Street Address 12205 SW WINTERHAWK LN
Aircraft Owner City BEAVERTON
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97007
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 7S3
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 2 2001 4:09AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 2
Runway Length 2400
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --