Frontier A20N at Trenton on Apr 5th 2026, tail strike
Last Update: April 6, 2026 / 15:49:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 5, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-1690
Departure
Tampa, United States
Destination
Trenton, United States
Aircraft Registration
N413FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport
Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton
Airport ICAO Code
KTTN
The return flight was cancelled.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TAIL STRIKE ON LANDING, TRENTON, NJ."
The aircraft is still on the ground in Trenton about 26 hours after landing.
Metars:
KTTN 051526Z 31010G18KT 10SM BKN024 OVC090 15/12 A2982 RMK AO2 T01500122 $=
KTTN 051453Z 20003KT 10SM SCT120 17/14 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01670139 58022 $=
KTTN 051414Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT003 SCT120 13/12 A2982 RMK AO2 T01330117 $=
KTTN 051353Z 00000KT 5SM BR OVC003 11/11 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP093 T01060106 $=
KTTN 051321Z 00000KT 3SM BR OVC002 09/09 A2984 RMK AO2 T00890089 $=
KTTN 051313Z 00000KT 1SM BR OVC002 09/09 A2983 RMK AO2 T00890089 $=
KTTN 051253Z 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 08/07 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00780072 $=
KTTN 051153Z 11005KT 1/4SM FG VV002 07/07 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP107 70007 T00720067 10072 20061 58024 $=
KTTN 051101Z 05003KT 1/4SM FG VV002 07/07 A2989 RMK AO2 T00670067 $=
KTTN 051053Z 04003KT 1/2SM FG VV002 07/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00670067 $=
KTTN 050953Z 07005KT 1/2SM FG VV002 06/06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00610061 $=
KTTN 050853Z AUTO 07006KT 1/2SM FG VV002 06/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00610061 56046 $=
KTTN 050815Z AUTO 08005KT 3/4SM BR VV002 06/06 A2996 RMK AO2 T00610061 $=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 5, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Frontier Airlines
Flight number
F9-1690
Departure
Tampa, United States
Destination
Trenton, United States
Aircraft Registration
N413FR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport
Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton
Airport ICAO Code
KTTN
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