Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 September 2003
Aircraft Type: Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1
Registration Number: OE-…
Location: Vienna –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Left main landing gear wheel.Left main landing gear wheel.
Investigating Agency: UUS AustriaUUS Austria
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a hard landing at Vienna Airport at 15:02 on runway 34. A left main landing gear wheel locked, resulting in a tire burst and subsequent skid. Countersteering maneuvers were ineffective, and the aircraft veered off the runway centerline, damaging a runway edge light and drifting onto the grass strip. The aircraft ultimately came to a stop at taxiway B10.An aircraft experienced a hard landing at Vienna Airport at 15:02 on runway 34. A left main landing gear wheel locked, resulting in a tire burst and subsequent skid. Countersteering maneuvers were ineffective, and the aircraft veered off the runway centerline, damaging a runway edge light and drifting onto the grass strip. The aircraft ultimately came to a stop at taxiway B10.
Description
The landing at Vienna Airport took place at 15:02 on runway 34. After a normal landing, the left main landing gear wheel locked. The tire burst and the aircraft began to skid. Despite countersteering with the right rudder pedal, including braking on the right, the aircraft could not be held on the runway centerline. The aircraft veered left to the runway edge, damaged a runway edge light, crossed the grass strip next to the runway with lateral drift and came to a stop at taxiway B10.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to locked landing gear wheel and subsequent tire failure.Loss of control due to locked landing gear wheel and subsequent tire failure.Share on:
