Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Enfield, Connecticut





Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf









Location: Chester, CT

Accident Number: GAA20CA068

Date & Time: 11/02/2019, 1930 EDT

Registration: N59WE

Aircraft: ICON A5

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Defining Event: Loss of control on ground

Injuries: 2 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal





The pilot reported that during a night flight, the ceiling was overcast at 5,000ft above ground level, but the visibility was greater than 10 statute miles. During the turn from base to final, the airplane's approach angle was high, and the pilot reported that it was "very dark." He reported that he had "adjusted his approach angle, but prior to reaching the runway, the airplane's right wing collided with treetops.





The airplane rotated to the right, and he 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 the airplane's 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 off a 6-foot 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 METAR at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was calm, and the ceiling was overcast at 4,900ft above ground level.





The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.





Pilot Information





Certificate: Private

Age: 66, Male

Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine Land; Single-engine Sea

Seat Occupied: Left

Other Aircraft Rating(s): None

Restraint Used:

Instrument Rating(s): Airplane

Second Pilot Present: No

Instructor Rating(s): None

Toxicology Performed: No

Medical Certification: BasicMed With Waivers/Limitations

Last FAA Medical Exam: 07/30/2019

Occupational Pilot: No

Last Flight Review or Equivalent: 08/24/2018

Flight Time: (Estimated) 3170 hours (Total, all aircraft), 72 hours (Total, this make and model), 3136 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 10 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 3 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)





Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information





Aircraft Make: ICON

Registration: N59WE

Model/Series: A5

Aircraft Category: Airplane

Year of Manufacture: 2018

Amateur Built: Yes

Airworthiness Certificate: Special Flight

Serial Number: 00035

Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Amphibian; Tricycle

Seats: 2

Date/Type of Last Inspection: 08/01/2019, Annual

Certified Max Gross Wt.: 1510 lbs

Time Since Last Inspection:

Engines: 1 Reciprocating

Airframe Total Time: 80.5 Hours at time of accident

Engine Manufacturer: Rotax

ELT: Installed, not activated

Engine Model/Series: 912IS

Registered Owner: Jet Mist Holdings Llc

Rated Power: 100 hp

Operator: Jet Mist Holdings Llc

Operating Certificate(s) Held:None





Meteorological Information and Flight Plan





Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Condition of Light: Day

Observation Facility, Elevation: KSNC, 417 ft msl

Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles

Observation Time: 2335 UTC

Direction from Accident Site: 342°

Lowest Cloud Condition:

Visibility: 10 Miles

Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 4900 ft agl

Visibility (RVR):

Wind Speed/Gusts: Calm /

Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:

Wind Direction:

Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:

Altimeter Setting: 30.05 inches Hg

Temperature/Dew Point: 7°C / 2°C

Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation

Departure Point: GROTON, CT (GON)

Type of Flight Plan Filed: None

Destination: GROTON, CT (GON)

Type of Clearance: None

Departure Time: 1944

Type of Airspace: Class G





Airport Information





Airport: Chester (SNC)

Runway Surface Type: Asphalt

Airport Elevation: 416 ft

Runway Surface Condition: Dry

Runway Used: 17

IFR Approach: None

Runway Length/Width: 2722 ft / 50 ft

VFR Approach/Landing: Traffic Pattern





Wreckage and Impact Information





Crew Injuries: 1 None

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 1 None

Aircraft Fire: None

Ground Injuries: N/A

Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 2 None

Latitude, Longitude: 41.383611, -72.505833 (est)