# Accident 20180629008819A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Hudson, NY, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 21:45 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2914° N, 73.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2914&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N615EM) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008819A

## Narrative

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

06/29/18 AT 9:45 PM AT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT, IN HUDSON NY (1B1), INVOLVING AIRCRAFT N615EM, SERIAL NUMBER 3682, OWNED BY GINTHER ASSOCIATES LLC, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT WITH 750 HRS TOTAL TIME.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEERED OFF UPON IMPACT WITH A DEER.  THE PILOT THEN LANDED, THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE GRASS.  THE PILOT, ONE PASSENGER AND A DOG WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

PILOT CERTIFICATION VERIFIED, NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENT HISTORY.  AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTATION VERIFIED, CURRENT AND ACCURATE.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. AMP

## 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 GAA18CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA420), Jun 30, 2018: Cirrus SR22 (N615EM), Hudson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with a deer during 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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