Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 1 April 2023
Aircraft Type: Cessna 750 Citation X
Owner/operator: Discovery Jets
Registration Number: N85AV
Location: Belmar/Farmingdale-Monmouth Executive Airport, NJ (BLM) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Cessna 750 Citation X jet, N85AV, experienced significant damage during a landing attempt on runway 32 at Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM/KBLM) in Belmar, New Jersey. Both pilots were uninjured. The aircraft exited off the left of the runway beyond the taxiway and came to rest upright, with the nose and left gear collapsed. Extensive damage occurred to the fuselage, including both wings. The incident was likely caused by pilots’ loss of directional control due to gusting wind conditions while landing at an airport with a rapidly approaching severe thunderstorm.A Cessna 750 Citation X jet, N85AV, experienced significant damage during a landing attempt on runway 32 at Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM/KBLM) in Belmar, New Jersey. Both pilots were uninjured. The aircraft exited off the left of the runway beyond the taxiway and came to rest upright, with the nose and left gear collapsed. Extensive damage occurred to the fuselage, including both wings. The incident was likely caused by pilots’ loss of directional control due to gusting wind conditions while landing at an airport with a rapidly approaching severe thunderstorm.
Description
A Cessna 750 Citation X jet, N85AV, sustained substantial damage when it suffered a runway excursion during a landing attempt on runway 32 at Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM/KBLM), Belmar, New Jersey. Both pilots were not injured. The aircraft exited off the left of the runway beyond the taxiway. The airplane came to rest upright, the nose and left gear collapsed, the fuselage sustained extensive damage, as well as both wings. Probable cause: The pilots loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion. Also contributing was the flight crews decision to land at an airport where there was a rapidly approaching severe thunderstorm.
Source of Information
https://midjersey.news/2023/04/01/jet-runs-off-runway-at-monmouth-executive-airport-in-wall-township/, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N85AV/history/20230401/2040Z/KBNA/KBLMhttps://midjersey.news/2023/04/01/jet-runs-off-runway-at-monmouth-executive-airport-in-wall-township/, https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N85AV/history/20230401/2040Z/KBNA/KBLMPrimary Cause
Loss of directional control due to gusting wind conditions during landing.Loss of directional control due to gusting wind conditions during landing.Share on:
