# Accident 20160301004399A: Cessna 152, Chester, CT, March 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3836° N, 72.5058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3836&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94569, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94569) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160301004399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA16LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA122), Mar 1, 2016: Cessna 152 (N94569), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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