# Accident 19940827023949A: Cessna 152, Columbia, SC, August 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1994, 13:29 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9408° N, 81.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9408&lon=-81.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O235N2C (registry code 42166, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o235n2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940827023949A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND BENT AIRFRAME.

## 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 ATL94LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA167), Aug 27, 1994: Cessna 152 (N94194), W. Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N94194 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830306013149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306013149I), Mar 6, 1983: Cessna 152 (N94194), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Too low on final. Aircraft touched snow 1000 feet short of runway and flipped over.

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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