# Accident 20190609006299A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Trenton, NJ, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 14:53 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Trenton Mercer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2731° N, 74.8081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2731&lon=-74.8081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616AB-2022-02-05) (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: 353 total, 59 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609006299A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA322), Jun 9, 2019: Cirrus SR22 (N616AB), Trenton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent substantial damage.

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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