# Accident 19801005048649A: Cessna 182L, Columbus, OH, October 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 131 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005048649A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF WITH EFFORT, AIRPLANE NOSE HEAVY, ABORTED, SLAMMED INTO RUNWAY NOSE DOWN. FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM FULL DOWN.

## 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 CHI81FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK01), Oct 5, 1980: Cessna 182 (N39PS), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39PS (1)

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

- [Incident 20141212022319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141212022319I), Dec 12, 2014: Cessna 182L (N39PS), Georgetown, TN, No damage. Engine started to run rough. Pilot switched from left fuel tank to right fuel tank. Engine lost power down to idle. Pilot made off airport landing with no…

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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