# Accident 20151124018679A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Danbury, CT, November 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2015, 18:50 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3714° N, 73.4822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3714&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550-N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 182 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151124018679A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LEFT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KHPN) AT 1806 EST. THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO DANBURY AIRPORT (KDXR). THIS WAS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULE (VFR) FLIGHT AT NIGHT DURING APPROACH INTO RUNWAY 26 AT KDXR AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR ON 11-24-2015. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 26 AT KDXR. THE PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE TOWER AT KDXR. THERE ARE DENTS IN THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, CRACKS IN THE RIGHT WING END CAP WITH WOOD FRAGMENTS EMBEDDED IN RIGHT WING END CAP, DENTS IN THE RIGHT WING FLAP AND THE RIGHT WING TIE DOWN RING WAS BENT WITH FRAGMENTS OF WOOD STUCK IN RIGHT WING TIE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT KDXR INFORMING THE PILOT THIS WAS NOT A BIRD STRIKE.

## 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 ERA16CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA056), Nov 24, 2015: Cirrus Design SR22 (N771BT), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions while on approach to landing.

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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