Hillsboro Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
Thursday, July 31, 1986 17:38 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STRUCK A POST ON TAKE-OFF AND BROKE OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO HILLSBORO, OREGON WHERE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON A PAVED RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED. THE STUB CAUGHT IN THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER ONTO THE GRASS ON THE WING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF AND CHECKED THE WINDSOCK BEFORE STARTING HIS TAKE OFF ROLL. LIFT OFF WAS ABOUT 1200 FEET DOWN THE 2400 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY. DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO SETTLE A BIT BUT INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS MOVING FROM 70 TO 75 MPH. BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS A 5 FOOT HIGH DIKE AND BEYOND THE DIKE A 4 FOOT POST. DURING CLIMB OUT A 'LOUD BANG' WAS HEARD. A VISUAL CHECK DISCLOSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WAS MISSING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LEFT IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO HILLSBORO, OREGON WHERE A LANDING WAS MADE. THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS FOUND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/31/1986
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1738
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City HILLSBORO
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97123
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HILLSBORO
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HIO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 204
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 2600
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1321
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 31 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1830
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 31716
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1782X
NTSB Number SEA86LA186
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 CESSNA
Aircraft Model 210
Aircraft Series Identifier 210
Aircraft Serial Number 21060802
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 21 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1435
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WEST SIDE TIMBER CO.
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 377
Aircraft Owner City MILL CITY
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97383
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) Business
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City YAKIMA
Departure State WA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1700
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --