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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Trenton, NJ · July 22, 2011

Date
July 22, 2011 · 07:47 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Trenton Mercer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YCOA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N882WF
Reported as
Cessna 550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW530A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,700 total370 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On July 22, 2011, flight 82, a Cessna-550 operated by corporate jet LLC, ran off the end of runway 16 at kttn (Trenton Mercer Airport). The flight was on a GPS approach in VMC conditions. The latest weather reports stated the sky was clear, yet the visibility was four (4) miles in haze. The pilots stated the aircraft crossed the runway threshold "slightly high", and the aircraft "floated" and landed long. The aircraft departed the end of runway 16, and ended up in the grass. The grass was firm and dry, and there was no apparent damage to the aircraft. The left main landing gear measured 210 feet from the end of the runway, and the right main landing gear measured 206 feet from the end of the runway. There were two light skid marks on the runway that stopped at the end. The left main landing gear skid mark measured 585 feet long, and the right main landing gear skid mark measured 540 feet long from the start of the marks to the end of the runway. Both pilots stated that the brakes and thrust reversers operated normally. The aircraft was towed to a certified part 145 repair station, where it was inspected. The aircraft's brakes, anti-brake system, wheels, flight controls, and thrust reversers were inspected with no defects noted. A taxi and brake check was also performed, with no defects noted. Data from the airport's field cameras was also reviewed. Camera number "402", which points approximately halfway down the runway, captures just the tail of the aircraft at touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 22, 2011, FLIGHT 82, A CESSNA-550 OPERATED BY CORPORATE JET LLC, RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 16 AT KTTN (TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT). THE FLIGHT WAS ON A GPS APPROACH IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE LATEST WEATHER REPORTS STATED THE SKY WAS CLEAR, YET THE VISIBILITY WAS FOUR (4) MILES IN HAZE. THE PILOTS STATED THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD "SLIGHTLY HIGH", AND THE AIRCRAFT "FLOATED" AND LANDED LONG. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF RUNWAY 16, AND ENDED UP IN THE GRASS. THE GRASS WAS FIRM AND DRY, AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR MEASURED 210 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MEASURED 206 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE TWO LIGHT SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY THAT STOPPED AT THE END. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SKID MARK MEASURED 585 FEET LONG, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SKID MARK MEASURED 540 FEET LONG FROM THE START OF THE MARKS TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THRUST REVERSERS OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED PART 145 REPAIR STATION, WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE AIRCRAFT'S BRAKES, ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEELS, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND THRUST REVERSERS WERE INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. A TAXI AND BRAKE CHECK WAS ALSO PERFORMED, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.DATA FROM THE AIRPORT'S FIELD CAMERAS WAS ALSO REVIEWED. CAMERA NUMBER "402", WHICH POINTS APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, CAPTURES JUST THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT TOUCHDOWN.