# Accident 20041020026069A: Cessna 172S, Columbia, SC, October 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9389° N, 81.1194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9389&lon=-81.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37CJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37CJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020026069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RWY 05 AT THE COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (CAE), COLUMBIA, SC, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY SIGN APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 05. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE TAXIWAY SIGN WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ATL05CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA015), Oct 20, 2004: Cessna 172SP (N37CJ), West Columbia, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control during rollout. A factor was the runway sign.

## Other reports on N37CJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20050414006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050414006759I), Apr 14, 2005: Cessna 172S (N37CJ), Moultrie, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Inspector statement: facts: on April 15, 2005, at approximately 9:15 eastern time, inspector [privacy data omitted] called our office to report a Cessna…

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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