# Accident 20191101020569A: Icon Aircraft Inc A5, Chester, CT, November 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2019, 19:44 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4032° N, 72.4509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4032&lon=-72.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59WE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Icon A5 (registry code 06001A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICON AIRCRAFT INC A5
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total, 72 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191101020569A

## Narrative

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

NOVEMBER 2, 2019, APPROXIMATELY 19:44 EDT, N59WE AN ICON A 5, AMPHIBIAN LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER 00035, WAS ON APPROACH TO CHESTER AIRPORT (SNC), CHESTER, CT, TO RUNWAY 17 WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DROPPED OFF A 3 FT RETAINING WALL STOPPING ON A PAVED AREA 2 FEET FROM A HANGER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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