Cirrus SR20 N889LD
7 October 2008 · Chester, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 2008 at about 23:40 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N889LD was involved in an accident near Chester, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chester, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chester Airport (SNC)
- Coordinates
- 41.3842, -72.5058
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20
- Registration
- N889LD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chesapeake → Chester
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inexperience landing at the airport, night conditions, and non-standard runway lighting.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The accident flight was the first time the pilot was landing at the privately owned, publicly used airport, with non-standard runway lighting. The pilot was concerned with the runway length and steep drop-off at the end of the runways. The landing runway was 2,566 feet long, 50 feet wide, and was not equipped with a visual slope indicator. Upon his approach to the destination airport, the pilot noted that the runway lights were dim. The night was especially dark for the pilot, limiting his visual cues. The pilot landed hard, on up-sloping terrain, 6 feet short of where the runway’s pavement began. Both main landing gear brake system were damaged in the process. The pilot was not able to brake or steer the airplane. The airplane veered off to the left, went through a fiberglass fence, and down an embankment before coming to a stop into several pine trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cirrus SR20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2008 | Cirrus SR20 | Greenville, Michigan, United States | Western Michigan University | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2008 | Cirrus SR20 | Green Cove Springs, Florida, United States | Capt, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Cirrus SR20 | Sanford, Florida, United States | Delta Connection Academy, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2009 | Cirrus SR20 | Oberbarnim, Germany | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Cirrus SR20 | Siassconset, Massachusetts, United States | Thomas Jackson | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Cirrus SR20 | New Windsor, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182T | Manchester, Connecticut, United States | Civil Air Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2008 | Grumman American Avn AA-5B | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | Blue Sky Flight | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Berrie KOLB MARK III | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | Robert C. Berrie | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2008 | Cessna 172 | Groton, Connecticut, United States | Heritage Flight Academy, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-28-235 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2008 | Cessna 172S | Groton, Connecticut, United States | Panorama Flight Services | Minor injuries | - |