CHI79FEK20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150L · Columbus, OH · August 13, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1979
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5488QCessna 150L
Status
Completed · report September 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790813017809A
Case key
135241

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1725  79/8/13    COLUMBUS,OH         CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N5488Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 20, 373 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            268 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS SW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- IP REDUCED PWR AT 150-200 FT ON TKOF.ACFT SETTLED ONTO SOFT GND DRG RECOVERY,NOSE GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5488Q
Reported as
Cessna 150L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbus Sw

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.