# Accident 19930303050899A: Cessna 152, Harrisburg, PA, March 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1993, 13:05 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2307° N, 76.8699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2307&lon=-76.8699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4705Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4705Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303050899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VEERED RIGHT INTO CROSSWIND LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY. OVERTURNED IN SNOW. BLAMED WIND GUST. NOT VERIFIED ON ATIS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 BFO93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA041), Mar 3, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4705Q), New Cumberland, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N4705Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20191116021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191116021269A), Nov 16, 2019: Cessna 152 (N4705Q), Denison, TX, Substantial damage. On 11/16/2019, ^jiahao chen^ was acting as pilot in command (PIC) of N4705Q, a Cessna 152 belonging to us aviation academy pilot school. ^Mr. Chen^ was…
- [Incident 20041018030929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041018030929I), Oct 18, 2004: Cessna 152 (N4705Q), Harrisburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) After take-off the engine began to run rough. Performed magneto check and engine smoothed out. Changed heading to return to cxy. Engine began to vibrate…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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