Bromley STEEN SKYBOLT N55740
5 February 1998 · Hillsboro, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1998 at about 22:55 local time, a Bromley STEEN SKYBOLT registered N55740 was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3)
- Coordinates
- 45.4399, -122.9609
- Aircraft
- Bromley STEEN SKYBOLT
- Registration
- N55740
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA035
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after takeoff he remained in the traffic pattern and that he 'was too low on final approach and (the) wheels struck (the) slope leading to (the) end of (the) runway.' The airport manager reported that tire marks from the aircraft were observed approximately 30 feet short of the paved physical end of runway 02 which has a painted displaced threshold of 100 feet (north of its physical end). The landing gear then collapsed and the aircraft skidded down the runway on its belly during which it slid off the west side of the pavement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1998 | Aerospatiale SN-601 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Redmond Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1998 | Enstrom F28F | Baker, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1998 | Cessna T210N | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Nov 1998 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1998 | Mooney M20K | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1998 | Piper PA-16 | Medford, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |