Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 July 2008
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: Servicios Areos Permagas C.A.
Registration Number: YV1152
Location: Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: No. 1 engine branches and wing leading edges.No. 1 engine branches and wing leading edges.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 500 Citation I corporate jet experienced significant damage during approach to Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport in Venezuela due to impact with trees. The aircraft executed a go-around and landed safely.A Cessna 500 Citation I corporate jet experienced significant damage during approach to Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport in Venezuela due to impact with trees. The aircraft executed a go-around and landed safely.
Description
A Cessna 500 Citation I corporate jet sustained substantial damage when it impacted trees while on approach to Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport in Venezuela. Branches of trees were ingested in the no. 1 engine and additional damage was incurred on the wing leading edges and nose. The pilot was able to execute a go around and landed safely about 10 minutes later.
Source of Information
http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2449http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2449Primary Cause
Impact with trees during approach.Impact with trees during approach.Share on:
