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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Columbus, OH · April 29, 2004

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Date
April 29, 2004 · 20:00 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Ohio State University
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70SU
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04CA113
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N70SURegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280460 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A student pilot on his second solo was conducting touch-n-go operations in a Cessna CE-152 on runway 23, at the kosu airport. The student pilot was allowed to conduct solo operations, under the guidance of Ohio State University's part 141 air agency certificate maximum weather guidelines. Weather at the time of this accident was as follows: at 0000Z, winds 200 degrees at 14 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, temperature 22 degrees celsius, dewpoint 08 degrees celsius, altimeter 30.12. On the second touch-n-go, the student pilot began to pull the yoke back to flare the aircraft when he felt a sudden gust forcing the aircraft into a climb about 10 to 20 feet above the surface. The student pilot stated that his reaction resulted in an over compensation of forward elevator pressure causing initial impact with the runway. The impact caused the aircraft to bounce into the air followed by a nose down landing. The aircraft came to rest at the intersection of runway 23/32. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. No post fire or injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH-N-GO OPERATIONS IN A CESSNA CE-152 ON RUNWAY 23, AT THE KOSU AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ALLOWED TO CONDUCT SOLO OPERATIONS, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY'S PART 141 AIR AGENCY CERTIFICATE MAXIMUM WEATHER GUIDELINES. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: AT 0000Z, WINDS 200 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, TEMPERATURE 22 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEWPOINT 08 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.12. ON THE SECOND TOUCH-N-GO, THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO PULL THE YOKE BACK TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN GUST FORCING THE AIRCRAFT INTO A CLIMB ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HIS REACTION RESULTED IN AN OVER COMPENSATION OF FORWARD ELEVATOR PRESSURE CAUSING INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE INTO THE AIR FOLLOWED BY A NOSE DOWN LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 23/32. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO POST FIRE OR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportColumbus, OHThe student pilot's improper flare, and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 30, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N70SU · 1

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

Incident 20170508002729IManeuver · Delaware, OHThe pilot reported heading east I began the maneuver around 105 knots with the engine running at 2300 RPM and leaned for cruise. Pitching up and beginning the left turn towards the north the maneuver was normal. It was then in the next span of 10-20 seconds…May 8, 2017 · Minor damage