# Accident 20070311006169A: Cessna 172R, Columbus, OH, March 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2007, 15:43 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: 40.0744° N, 83.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0744&lon=-83.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440ES-2019-03-04) (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 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311006169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SUNDAY MARCH 11, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1543, AIRCRAFT N440ES, A CESSNA MODEL 172R ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT OSU AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27L ENTERING THE GRASS, STRIKING SEVERAL RUNWAY SIGNS BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 CHI07CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA089), Mar 11, 2007: Cessna 172R (N440ES), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing factors to the accident were the wind conditions and the runway sign.

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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