Cessna 152 N93454

Summary

On 4 August 1986 at about 17:01 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93454, operated by Brightside Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 August 1986 at 17:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Capital City (CXY)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N93454

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brightside Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC86LA197

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A X-COUNTRY FLT. HE RPRTD THAT DURING THE FLARE TO LAND AT HARRISBURG, PA, THE ACFT YAWED LEFT, THEN AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY TWD A VASI INSTALLATION. HE STEERED FURTHER LEFT TO AVOID THE VASI, THEN STEERED BACK TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT WAS INSTALLED PARALLEL TO THE RWY. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE FENCE & CAUSED THE ACFT TO SWERVE BACK LEFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.