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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Trenton, NJ · June 9, 2019

Date
June 9, 2019 · 14:53 local
Place
Trenton, NJ
Airport
Trenton Mercer
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N616AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA322
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
353 total59 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On June 9, 2019, an SR-22, N616AB, with only the pilot on board, departed williamsport regional airport (ipt) at approximately 1415 local, destination was Trenton Mercer Airport (ttn). The flight was uneventful, however, just prior to touchdown in ttn, on rwy 06, a gust of crosswind pushed the aircraft to the left. The pilot was not able to correct the flight path of the aircraft. The aircraft exited the runway to the left, striking the ground with the left wingtip. Subsequently the aircraft impacted the grassy area between rwy 06 and taxiway j. the aircraft came to a stop in the grassy area, approximately 120 feet off the left edge of rwy 06, approximately 1120 feet from the threshold of rwy 06. The pilot exited the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft was destroyed, due to tail separation from the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 9, 2019, AN SR-22, N616AB, WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, DEPARTED WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT (IPT) AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 LOCAL, DESTINATION WAS TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT (TTN). THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL, HOWEVER, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN IN TTN, ON RWY 06, A GUST OF CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RWY 06 AND TAXIWAY J. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASSY AREA, APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF RWY 06, APPROXIMATELY 1120 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 06. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, DUE TO TAIL SEPARATION FROM THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.