# Accident 19800825039419A: Cessna 152, Columbus, NE, August 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1980, 15:50 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4371° N, 97.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4371&lon=-97.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49696, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825039419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED AIRPLANE & PORPOISED ON RUNWAY ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80DCJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ29), Aug 25, 1980: Cessna 152 (N49696), Columbus, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49696 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20101102049969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101102049969I), Nov 2, 2010: Cessna 152 (N49696), Gardner, KS, Minor damage. The pilot departed johnson county executive airport(kojc) for a night cross-country flight to lincoln, NE (klnk). He then departed lincoln, NE, for continued…
- [Accident 19950419014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950419014729A), Apr 19, 1995: Cessna 152 (N49696), Oak Grove, AR, Substantial damage. Struck two powerlines during simulated forced landing unseen by crew. CFI force landed wet grass slid into a fence.
- [Incident 19901020057729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020057729I), Oct 20, 1990: Cessna 152 (N49696), Branson, MO. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on highway. Added fuel and flew off highway.
- [Incident 19840915056799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915056799I), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 152 (N49696), Nixa, MO, Minor damage. Aborted third takeoff attempt from a farm field and struck a tree.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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