# Accident 19871211070199A: Cessna 172P, Columbus, OH, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9697° N, 83.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9697&lon=-83.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52701, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211070199A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST WITH TAILWIND. OVERRAN END OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT DIRT.

## 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 ATL88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA062), Dec 11, 1987: Cessna 172P (N52701), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52701 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010124005029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010124005029I), Jan 24, 2001: Cessna 172P (N52701), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. (-23) On an instructional flight, a/c skidded off the taxiway on a turn. Possible factors were prop blast from an EMB-120, excessive speed during taxi,…
- [Accident 19840707031279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840707031279A), Jul 7, 1984: Cessna 172P (N52701), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing causing nose wheel to collapse.

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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