# Accident 20040429012969A: Cessna 152, Columbus, OH, April 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2004, 20:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0797° N, 83.0728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-83.0728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70SU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70SU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040429012969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA113), Apr 30, 2004: Cessna C-152 (N70SU), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N70SU (1)

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

- [Incident 20170508002729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170508002729I), May 8, 2017: Cessna 172R (N70SU), Delaware, OH, Minor damage. The 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…

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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