South Columbus Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Columbus, Ohio 43207
Saturday, October 29, 1988 17:05 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO HIS SECOND SOLO PRACTICE FLIGHT. HAVING COMPLETED TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS, HIS THIRD ATTEMPT WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED BUT 10 FEET TOO HIGH. FEARING A HARD LANDING, THE PILOT ADDED POWER, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR IN THE HANGAR AREA. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A PARKED TRUCK.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING FLARE.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/29/1988
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1705
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City COLUMBUS
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 43207
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SOUTH COLUMBUS
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 4I2
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 752
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1550 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 30
Weather Observation Facility ID CMH
Elevation of weather observation facility 816
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 8
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 310
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2398
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 31 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1500
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 39194
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 12:13PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7418X
NTSB Number CHI89LA020
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172B
Aircraft Series Identifier 172B
Aircraft Serial Number 17247918
Certified Max Gross Weight 2200
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2829
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name RICHELLE J KONSHAK
Aircraft Owner Street Address 16841 CROMLEY ROAD
Aircraft Owner City ASHVILLE
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 43103
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name RICHELLE J. KONSHAK
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 16841 CROMLEY RD
Operator City ASHVILLE
Operator State OH
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 43103
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 4I2
Departure City COLUMBUS
Departure State OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1655
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 5150
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --