# NTSB CHI81FEK17: Cessna 152, N757ZQ, Columbus, OH, May 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1981
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0755   81/5/8  NR.COLUMBUS,OH        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1320                    N757ZQ              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO STATE U
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COLUMBUS,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757ZQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757ZQ-2008-06-17), registration cancelled 2008-06-17, S/N 15280137, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohio State U

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810508022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508022949A), May 8, 1981: Cessna 152, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control during landing causing aircraft to flip inverted.

## Other investigations on N757ZQ (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 CHI95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA098), Feb 23, 1995: Cessna 152 (N757ZQ), Owosso, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the snow bank.

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.

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