# Accident 20150821015429A: Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500, Danbury, CT, August 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2015, 14:19 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3686° N, 73.4914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3686&lon=-73.4914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120EA-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eclipse EA500 (registry code 3350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A (registry code 52267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw610f-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW610F-A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,846 total, 1,111 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150821015429A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/21/2015, AT 1419 LOCAL TIME, AN ECLIPSE 500, S/N 00199, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RNWY 26 AT DANBURY (DXR) ARPT,DANBURY,CT. AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLOUT OFF END OF RNWY 26, CROSSING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OF GRASS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN A CULVERT/DITCH CLOSE TO ARPT PROPERTY FENCE.

## 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 ERA15LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA322), Aug 21, 2015: Eclipse EA500 (N120EA), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and exceedance of the target touchdown speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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