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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Chester, CT · March 1, 2016

Date: March 1, 2016 · 11:30 local
Place: Chester, CT
Airport: Chester Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N94569
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA122
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total200 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N94569Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285731 · Built 1983 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 1, 2016 at approximately 16:30 zulu hours a model C-152 aircraft with registration number N94569, serial number 15285731 with a single pilot in command landed long on runway 35 and veered off to the right side of the runway down an embankment striking a perimeter fence with the left main wing at the Chester Airport (ksnc). The pilot sustained no injuries. The aircraft sustained main propeller blade tip damage and a bent right hand lower engine to landing gear mount brace.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 1, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 ZULU HOURS A MODEL C-152 AIRCRAFT WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N94569, SERIAL NUMBER 15285731 WITH A SINGLE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 35 AND VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT STRIKING A PERIMETER FENCE WITH THE LEFT MAIN WING AT THE CHESTER AIRPORT (KSNC). THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAIN PROPELLER BLADE TIP DAMAGE AND A BENT RIGHT HAND LOWER ENGINE TO LANDING GEAR MOUNT BRACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA16LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChester, CTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.Mar 1, 2016 · Substantial damage