Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 6 April 2023
Aircraft Type: Cessna 550 Citation II
Owner/operator: FLYGTA Airlines Inc.
Registration Number: C-FHLG
Location: 278 km N of Southern Pines, NC – ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Wing leading edges, nose of aircraft, engines pylon leading edge, wing tips, tail leading edge, and engines.Wing leading edges, nose of aircraft, engines pylon leading edge, wing tips, tail leading edge, and engines.
Category: Serious incident
A Cessna 550 Citation II experienced turbulence and hail during a cruise flight from Pinehurst, North Carolina, to Kitchener, Ontario. The encounter resulted in damage to several aircraft components. The flight crew successfully navigated the weather without further issues and continued its flight to Kitchener.A Cessna 550 Citation II experienced turbulence and hail during a cruise flight from Pinehurst, North Carolina, to Kitchener, Ontario. The encounter resulted in damage to several aircraft components. The flight crew successfully navigated the weather without further issues and continued its flight to Kitchener.

Description

The Cessna 550 Citation II was conducting flight TOR800 from Pinehurst, NC (KSOP), to Kitchener, ON (CYKF). During cruise at FL270, at approximately 150NM north of KSOP, the flight came in contact with turbulent air accompanied by hail. The encounter with hail lasted approximately 60 seconds. Once clear of the weather, the flight crew requested radar vectors from ATC, which enabled them to traverse the remaining weather without further incident. There were no adverse engine or control anomalies noted by the flight crew and they continued to CYKF. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. Subsequent inspection showed damage to wing leading edges, nose of aircraft, engines pylon leading edge, wing tips, tail leading edge, and engines. NTSB will not investigate this occurrence.

Source of Information

https://mclarens-mediacloud.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/2023/06/NvBSGnh2-C-FHLG_Salvage-Tender.pdf, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c013a1&lat=37.290&lon=-80.067&zoom=8.8&showTrace=2023-04-06&trackLabelshttps://mclarens-mediacloud.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/2023/06/NvBSGnh2-C-FHLG_Salvage-Tender.pdf, https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c013a1&lat=37.290&lon=-80.067&zoom=8.8&showTrace=2023-04-06&trackLabels

Primary Cause

Turbulent air and hail encountered during cruise.Turbulent air and hail encountered during cruise.

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