# Accident 19971015044729A: Cessna 152, Piqua, OH, October 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1997, 17:10 local time
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Piqua Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1403° N, 84.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1403&lon=-84.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6154Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6154Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015044729A

## Narrative

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

WING LIFTED ON LANDING. CORRECTED. LOST CONTROL. LEFT RUNWAY. HIT BERM. BOUNCED. NOSED DOWN. (-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 1997, AT 1710 EDT, CESSNA CE-152, N6154Q WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE RUNWAY DUE TO AN INCORRECT DECISION NOT TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND THEN IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT AT THE PIQUA AIRPORT, (I17).  AFTER IT LEFT THE RUNWAY, IT IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN,  EVENTUALLY COMING TO REST IN A BEAN FIELD ADJACENT TO, BUT OFF THE AIRPORT.  THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 141 DURING DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED TCO AND SYLLABUS.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF.

## 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 NYC98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA014), Oct 15, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Piqua, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N6154Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20010527011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010527011879A), May 27, 2001: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Patriot, IN, No damage. (-23)The pilot in command, after landing in an unimproved landing strip attempted a takeoff with a prevailing crosswind and lost control of his aircraft…
- [Incident 19970901041129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901041129I), Sep 1, 1997: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Brookville, OH. Radio problems. Ran out of fuel trying find suitable airport. Landed farm field near private strip.

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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