Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 April 2001
Aircraft Type: Cessna 560 Citation V
Owner/operator: Tyrolean Jet Services
Registration Number: OE-GSW
Location: Florence-Peretola Airport (FLR) –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The right main landing gear shock absorbers.The right main landing gear shock absorbers.
Investigating Agency: ANSVANSV
Category: Accident
An aircraft touched down on runway 05 at Florence Peretola Airport but failed to stop, leaving the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft stopped against the airport fence after passing two bumps. One passenger was musician Sting.An aircraft touched down on runway 05 at Florence Peretola Airport but failed to stop, leaving the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft stopped against the airport fence after passing two bumps. One passenger was musician Sting.
Description
After a normal approach to runway 05 at Florence Peretola Airport the aircraft touched down but was not able to stop on the runway. The aircraft went off the right end of the runway. After passing two bumps, the aircraft stopped against the airport fence. The two passengers and the crew aboard left the aircraft practically unharmed. One of the passengers was musician Sting. PROBABLE CAUSE: A crack in the shock absorber of the right main landing gear caused shearing of the flexible pipes of the braking systems leading to a total loss of both the normal and the emergency braking system.
Primary Cause
A crack in the shock absorber of the right main landing gear caused shearing of the flexible pipes of the braking systems, resulting in a loss of both normal and emergency braking systems.A crack in the shock absorber of the right main landing gear caused shearing of the flexible pipes of the braking systems, resulting in a loss of both normal and emergency braking systems.Share on:
