Cessna 152 N93756

Summary

On 7 December 2013 at about 20:40 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93756, operated by Vern Wyman, was involved in an accident near Columbia Station, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 December 2013 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia Station, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Columbia Station (4G8)

Coordinates

41.3189, -81.9603

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93756

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

1

Operator

Vern Wyman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia Station → Columbia Station

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA078

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate flight planning and decision to land on the soft grass/turf runway which resulted in a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he intended to remain in the traffic pattern and practice take off and landings. Before he departed, he checked the grass/turf runway 36R to determine if it was hard enough to land on, since Runway 36L, a paved runway, was covered by ice. He decided to take off from runway 36L and land on runway 36R. He departed and flew a left hand traffic pattern. He reported that the landing and rollout were normal until the airplane hit a soft spot in the turf, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and tail. The pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.