# Incident 19960319045029I: Cessna 152, Lorain - Elyria, OH, March 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1996, 09:09 local time
- Place: Lorain - Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3443° N, 82.1776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LORAIN COUNTY RGNL (LPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3443&lon=-82.1776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903H-2005-10-28) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 230 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960319045029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT OF N4903H REQUESTED A FLIGHT ASSIST FROM CLEVELAND APPROACH CONTROL, ENROUTE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BERRIN SPRINGS, MI (C-20) TO PHILLIPSBURG, PA (PSB). THE PILOT ADVISED CLE APPROACH CONTROL HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND REQUESTED TO BE VECTORED TO THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. CLE APPROACH VECTORED THE PILOT OF N4903H AT HIS REQUEST TO LORAIN COUNTY AIRPORT (22G). CLE APPROACH REQUESTED THAT 4903H FLY RADAR VECTORS TO INTERCEPT THE ILS FOR RUNWAY 07 AT 22G. THE PILOT RESPONDED THAT HE COULDN'T DO THAT & REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS DIRECT TO THE AIRPORT (22G). APPROACH REQUESTED THAT HE TUNE IN DRYER (DTB) VOR AND THAT WOULD TAKE HIM RIGHT OVER THE FIELD. THE PILOT DESCENDED VISUALLY THROUGH THE CLOUDS UNTIL HE HAD VISUAL SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED N4903H AT 22G. HE REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT WITH 24.0 GALS OF FUEL. USABLE FUEL IS 24.5 GALS.

## Other reports on N4903H (3)

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

- [Incident 19930629024649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930629024649I), Jun 29, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4903H), Forrest Lake, MN. Pilot became disoriented during a crosscountry flight. Precautionary landing in field.
- [Incident 19920729028049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729028049I), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 152 (N4903H), Sidney, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Left wing tip fairing damaged.
- [Accident 19800213002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213002639A), Feb 13, 1980: Cessna 152 (N4903H), Three Oaks, MI, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway alignment while leveling off for a crosswind landing. Struck a snowbank.

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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