Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 April 2018
Aircraft Type: Cessna 560XL Citation Excel
Owner/operator: MTC Enterprises LLC
Registration Number: N900WL
Location: Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Hangar structureHangar structure
Category: Other
A thunderstorm caused a microburst at William P. Hobby Airport in Texas, resulting in the partial collapse of a hangar. Several aircraft, including Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 40XR, sustained damage from the building structure and another aircraft. Alliance Air Parts acquired Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 40XR as spares.A thunderstorm caused a microburst at William P. Hobby Airport in Texas, resulting in the partial collapse of a hangar. Several aircraft, including Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 40XR, sustained damage from the building structure and another aircraft. Alliance Air Parts acquired Cessna Citation 560XL and Learjet 40XR as spares.
Description
During a thunderstorm, a local microburst hit a hangar at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport in Texas, USA. The hangar partially collapsed. Several aircraft, parked inside and outside, were damaged. N900WL was struck and impacted by the building structure and another aircraft, suffering extensive and various forms of impact damage. Alliance Air Parts subsequently acquired some aircraft for spares: Cessna Citation 560XL N900WL (msn 560-5037); Learjet 40XR N626FX (msn 2120); Learjet 45XR N618CW (msn 430).
Source of Information
https://www.click2houston.com/news/intense-winds-cause-hangar-collapse-at-hobby-airport?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2https://www.click2houston.com/news/intense-winds-cause-hangar-collapse-at-hobby-airport?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kprc2Primary Cause
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