# Accident 20081007850249A: Cirrus SR20, Chester, CT, October 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2008, 19:40 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3842° N, 72.5058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3842&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N889LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081007850249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 35 NON-STANDARD DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SIX FEET BEFORE RUNWAY PAVEMENT BEGINS.  PILOT THEN APPLIED POWER DUE TO HARD LANDING.  DURING GROUND IMPACT THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE FITTINGS WERE BROKEN OFF.  DURING SUBSEQUENT BRAKING APPLICATIONS, THE PILOT LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY THREE FOURTHS OF RUNWY 35/17 (2,566 FOOT) DISTANCE BEFORE DEPARTING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED THROUGH A GRASS AREA, ACROSS A TAXIWAY, THROUGH ANOTHER GRASS AREA AND THROUGH A VINYL FENCE, DOWN A GRASS SLOPE, ACROSS THE AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, AND CAME TO REST IN A STAND OF PINE TREES.  A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SUBMITTED REGARDING ITEMS IDENTIFIED IN BLOCK 43.

## 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 ERA09CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA007), Oct 7, 2008: Cirrus Design SR20 (N889LD), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inexperience landing at the airport, night conditions, and non-standard runway…

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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