# NTSB CHI90LA004: Cessna 152, N4875H, Columbus, OH, October 5, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 5, 1989, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Coordinates: 39.970733, -83.13047 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9707&lon=-83.1305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14572/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA004

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

DURING A HARD LANDING ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT BELIEVED HE FLARED TOO HIGH, WHICH ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCHDOWN HARD & BOUNCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4875H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4875H-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 15283995, built 1979 (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
- Serial number: 15283995
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jerry R. Hoffman
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: 2I4, Bolton Field, runway 22, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 14 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: 2I4

## 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 19891005038899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038899A), Oct 5, 1989: Cessna 152, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Landed hard bounced and nosed over. Had leveled off too high and failed to correct.

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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