# Accident 20080913849719A: Cessna 152, Columbia, CA, September 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0317° N, 120.4150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0317&lon=-120.4150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24342-2010-04-13) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080913849719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPT 13, 2008 A CESSNA CE172 (N24342 WITH STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS ON A SOLO X-CTY FLIGHT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RWY 35 AT COLUMBIA AIRPORT (O22) SONORA, CA AT APPROX 1424 PDT.  THE PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS HIGH ON FINAL, SO HE CUT THE POWER, YET THE DESCENT RATE WAS GREATER THAN HE ANTICIPATED.  HE THEN APPLIED POWER TO SLOW THE DESCENT RATE.  AFTER TOUCHING DOWN HE..."USED THE BRAKES TO SLOW, BUT HE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE POWER AND LOST CONTROL" THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROCK BARRIER NEXT TO CDF BASE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON SEPT 13, 2008 A CESSNA CE-152 (N24342) WITH A STUDENT PILOT...

## 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 SEA08CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA198), Sep 13, 2008: Cessna 152 (N24342), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's improper use of the throttle control.

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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