Cessna 172N incident near Columbus, Ohio, July 29, 1982
On July 29, 1982 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Cessna 172N, registered N6292D, suffered minor damage in an incident near Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 29, 1982 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- Columbus, Ohio · Ohio State University · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · all 172Ns on the register
- Registration
- N6292D · no longer on the register · serial 17272698
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING STALL RECOVERY PRACTICE, THE RIGHT CONTROL YOKE JAMMED IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. RECOVERY WAS ACCOMPLISHED BYPLACING BOTH FEET ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR LEVERAGE THEN PULLING THE YOKE REARWARD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RH NYLON BEARING ON THE RIGHT CONTROL COLUMN HAD SLIPPED OUT OF THE GUIDE AND LODGED AGAINST THE EXTERIOR OF THE GUIDE ASSEMBLY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,780 hours in all; 615 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 2,635 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,461 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,300 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Aero Squadron
The flight
- Departed from: OSU Columbus OH at 1:00 pm
- Destination: OSU Columbus OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 15,000 ft
- Temperature: 171°F (77°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 2:00 pm from CMH, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6292D the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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