# Accident 20030228004109A: Cessna 152, Columbus, OH, February 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0797° N, 83.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-83.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170SU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170SU) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030228004109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE CFI, THEY HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 27R. DURING THE LAST APPROACH, THE CFI TOLD THE STUDENT PILOT TO ADD POWER. WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT RESPOND, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED AGAIN TO ADD POWER, AND THEN ADDED THE POWER HIMSELF. AS THE CFI ADDED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT BOUNCED AND NOSED OVER A FEW FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT N170SU WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING.

## 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 NYC03LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA059), Feb 28, 2003: Cessna 152 (N170SU), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and the instructor's delayed remedial action,

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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