# Accident 20110225002839A: Smith AEROSTAR 60, Princeton, NJ, February 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2011, 11:27 local time
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3989° N, 74.6589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3989&lon=-74.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444TT-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH AEROSTAR 60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,361 total, 158 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110225002839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON A WET RUNWAY WITH ADDITIONAL SPEED DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND DEPARTED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY ON CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT ENTERED MUDDY OVERRUN AND HIT A DITCH COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD.

## 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 ERA11CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA171), Feb 25, 2011: Aerostar PA-60-601P (N444TT), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to stop the airplane resulting in a runway overrun.

## Other reports on N444TT (1)

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

- [Incident 19861218074429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861218074429I), Dec 18, 1986: Piper PA60601P (N444TT), Bracketville, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear extended late. Gear was not fully extended on touchdown and collapsed.

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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