Incident Overview
Description
A Cessna 550 Citation Bravo corporate jet, registered YU-BSG, sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident on landing at Brac Airport (BWK), Croatia. The airplane overran the runway end after landing on runway 04, crashed through a perimeter fence and ended up on a rocky surface five metres below runway level. Both passengers and three crew were uninjured. A fire erupted but this was quickly contained by the airport fire service. CAUSE (translated from Croatian): The causes of aviation accident are: – High speed approach – Steep angle of approach – The aircraft moved from steep descent to level flight, i.e. touched down, without a proper flare. Due to a larger pitch angle and higher approach speed, flaring was faster and sharper, and thus had a greater angular velocity of the aircraft which caused increasing horizontal velocity. – Late contact (touchdown) and insufficient length of runway for the aircraft to come to a halt.
Primary Cause
High speed approach, steep angle of approach, insufficient runway length, and late contact (touchdown) resulted in increased horizontal velocity and a faster flare, leading to a loss of control.High speed approach, steep angle of approach, insufficient runway length, and late contact (touchdown) resulted in increased horizontal velocity and a faster flare, leading to a loss of control.Share on:
