# Accident 19930423010469A: Cessna 172N, Columbus, OH, April 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1993, 15:57 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Bolton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9691° N, 83.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9691&lon=-83.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734QF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734QF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930423010469A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING. FAILED TO ADJUST SITUATION, CAME DOWN HARD ON ALL 3 GEARS. BENT FIREWALL. LACKED RECENT TIME.

## 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 NYC93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA090), Apr 23, 1993: Cessna 172 (N734QF), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON AND LAND HARD. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE.

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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