# NTSB CHI90LA012: Cessna 152, N24800, Columbus, OH, October 13, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 13, 1989, 15:16 local (19:16 UTC)
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Location: 40.0795° N, 83.0732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0795&lon=-83.0732&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): 14579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14579/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA012

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND 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 down, landing

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24800](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24800-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N 15280387, 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
- Serial number: 15280387
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Skypark Inc.
- Departed: ADG, ADRAIN, MI
- Airport: OSU, Ohio State Univ, runway 9L, 2,994 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 118 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at: OSU

## 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 19891013040399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013040399A), Oct 13, 1989: Cessna 152, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. During landing, aircraft porpoised and nosed over on the runway.

## Other investigations on N24800 (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 CEN13CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA556), Sep 24, 2013: Cessna 152 (N24800), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately maintain airspeed during a go-around.

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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