# Incident 20010702016279I: Cessna 152, Columbus, OH, July 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0795° N, 83.0732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0795&lon=-83.0732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4773L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 52 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702016279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07-02-01, AT 1800 HRS. LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 152, N NUMBER N4773L, ATTEMPTED TO DEPART ON RUNWAY 9R AT THE (OSU) AIRPORT. DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND WAS MANEUVERED ONTO TAXIWAY (C) JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 14 INTERSECTION, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT EXPLAINED THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO THE INVESTIGATING FAA INSPECTOR.  HE HAD RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO THE END OF RUNWAY 9R.  THE PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, THEN GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAXI UNTO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND HOLD.  ONCE CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF, THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AND A NORMAL TAKE-OFF WAS INITIATED.  AFTER A FEW HUNDRED FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT.  HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AND CONTROL WAS REGAINED.  HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK UNTO TAXIWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS SHUT OFF.  HE AND HIS WIFE EXITED THE AIR CRAFT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT-HAND GEAR WHEEL.

## Other reports on N4773L (1)

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

- [Incident 19801010073479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010073479I), Oct 10, 1980: Cessna 152 (N4773L), North Canton, OH, Minor damage. Zd lost control on landing after nose wheel began to shimmy. Found broken shimmy damper.

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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