# Accident 19881029048839A: Cessna 172B, Columbus, OH, October 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1988, 17:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: South Columbus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N7418X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7418X-1991-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048839A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING,TOLD TO LOWER NOSE ,DID SO AND HIT NOSE FIRST.SEVERED NOSE GEAR,BOUNCED AND SLID INTO A PICKUP

## 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 CHI89LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA020), Oct 29, 1988: Cessna 172B (N7418X), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING FLARE.

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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