# Accident 20220417005569A: Textron Aviation Inc 525B, Fairfield, NJ, April 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2022, 14:40 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 525B (registry code 2076619, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-525b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-3A (registry code 66006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 525B
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 290 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220417005569A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2022 1440 LOCAL TIME, N225SC OVERRAN RUNWAY 22 INTO A DITCH AT ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (CDW) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC STATED THE FOLLOWING; "APPROACHING AIRPORT FROM THE WEST, NY APPROACH NOTED LANDING RWY 28 AT KCDW. CREW ACKNOWLEDGED WITH CURRENT ATIS AND REQUESTED RWY 22. NY APPROACH ADVISED THAT THE REQUEST SHOULD BE MADE WITH CDW TOWER. AFTER THE HANDOFF, A REQUEST WITH CDW TOWER WAS MADE FOR RWY 22. TOWER CLEARED AIRCRAFT FOR VISUAL RWY 22, NOTING WINDS WERE 30018G26 WITH A CIRRUS AIRCRAFT REPORTING +/- 10 KTS ON FINAL FOR RWY 28. CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RWY 22 FOLLOWED. AFTER TURNING FINAL, LANDING CONFIGURATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED (GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 35) TO RWY 22, LANDING CHECKLIST COMPLETED, AND AIRCRAFT STABILIZED. POSTED APPROACH SPEEDS WERE REF 102 KTS AND APP 112 KTS. SIC NOTED THAT HE WOULD FLY AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER SPEED DUE TO VARYING WINDS AND GUSTS. AT SHORT FINAL, SPEED INDICATED 116 KTS WITH +/- 2 KTS GAIN/LOSS DUE TO WIND GUST. CONDITIONS CONTINUED TO BE STABLE WITH NORMAL CORRECTIONS FOR CROSSWIND AND WIND GUST. AFTER CLEARING OBSTACLES AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 22 AND APPROACHING THE THRESHOLD, THE SIC THROTTLED TO IDLE POWER TO BEGIN THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN PHASE. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT RESULTED IN GROUND EFFECT FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHDOWN AT REF SPEED ON WHAT WAS PERCEIVED TO BE THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE FLOAT AND WIND GUST UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PIC CALLED FOR THE CONTROLS WITH THE INTENT TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND OR TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE DECISION WAS MADE NOT TO COMMENCE A GO-AROUND DUE TO THE REMAINING RUNWAY AVAILABLE, LOW SPEED, AND TIME TO INITIATE TAKEOFF POWER. IT WAS SOON REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, EVEN WITH MAXIMUM BRAKING APPLIED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN A BROOK ON THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 22."

REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWS THE LAST MAJOR INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON MARCH 3, 2022.

## 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 ERA22LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA190), Apr 17, 2022: Textron 525B (N225SC), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with terrain.

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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