Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 March 2011
Aircraft Type: Cessna S550 Citation S/II
Owner/operator: GIO Business Aviation
Registration Number: S5-BAX
Location: Forli Airport (FRL) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically the yaw control system)Aircraft Control System (specifically the yaw control system)
Category: Accident
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II corporate jet experienced a significant damage event during a takeoff accident at Forli Airport (FRL), Italy. Two pilots and a flight nurse were uninjured. The aircraft was en route to Turin, operating an ambulance flight with a heart for transplant on board, and experienced a leftward yaw during takeoff, approaching rotation speed. The takeoff was aborted, and the aircraft came to rest in the snow adjacent to runway 12.A Cessna S550 Citation S/II corporate jet experienced a significant damage event during a takeoff accident at Forli Airport (FRL), Italy. Two pilots and a flight nurse were uninjured. The aircraft was en route to Turin, operating an ambulance flight with a heart for transplant on board, and experienced a leftward yaw during takeoff, approaching rotation speed. The takeoff was aborted, and the aircraft came to rest in the snow adjacent to runway 12.
Description
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II corporate jet, S5-BAX, sustained substantial damage in a takeoff accident at Forli Airport (FRL), Italy. The two pilots and flight nurse were not injured. The Citation was en route to Turin, operating an ambulance flight with a heart for transplant on board. The airplane yawed left during takeoff, close to rotation speed. Takeoff was aborted and the airplane came to rest in the snow next to runway 12.
Source of Information
http://www.ansv.it/it/detail_Relazioni.asp?ID=1536http://www.ansv.it/it/detail_Relazioni.asp?ID=1536Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff due to a yawing action, potentially exacerbated by wind conditions and insufficient airspeed.Loss of control during takeoff due to a yawing action, potentially exacerbated by wind conditions and insufficient airspeed.Share on:
