Icon A5 N59WE

Summary

On 2 November 2019 at about 23:30 local time, a Icon A5 registered N59WE, operated by Jet Mist Holdings Llc, was involved in an accident near Chester, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

2 November 2019 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chester, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Chester (SNC)

Coordinates

41.3836, -72.5058

Aircraft

Icon A5

Registration

N59WE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Jet Mist Holdings Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Groton → Groton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA068

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach angle in dark night conditions, which resulted in a collision with treetops and a subsequent hard landing.   

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a night flight, the ceiling was overcast at 5,000 ft above ground level, but the visibility was greater than 10 statute miles. He added that, during the turn from base to final, the airplane's approach angle was high, and it was "very dark." He adjusted the approach angle, but before reaching the runway, the right wing impacted treetops. The airplane rotated right, and the pilot added power to align the airplane with the runway. He recalled that it was difficult to perceive the airplane's altitude above the runway because of its nose-high attitude, and the airplane landed hard on the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The airplane continued across the grass safety area and down a 6-ft-tall retaining wall. The airplane came to rest upright on the parallel taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the lower fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.