Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 March 2018
Aircraft Type: Cessna 650 Citation III
Owner/operator: 2M Leasing LLC
Registration Number: N126MT
Location: Orlando-Central Florida Regional Airport, FL (SFB) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Pressurized bulkhead skin, windshield, side window, wing leading edges, wing tip, avionics, and landing gear.Pressurized bulkhead skin, windshield, side window, wing leading edges, wing tip, avionics, and landing gear.
Category: Incident
A Cessna 650 Citation III corporate jet experienced a hydraulic failure en route from Macon, Georgia, to Orlando-Central Florida Regional Airport. The aircraft circled the field before landing, resulting in a collision with two other aircraft ? a Piper PA-44-180 and a Cessna 172S Skyhawk. The collision caused significant damage to the aircraft’s pressurized bulkhead, windshield, side windows, wing leading edges, wing tip, avionics, and landing gear.A Cessna 650 Citation III corporate jet experienced a hydraulic failure en route from Macon, Georgia, to Orlando-Central Florida Regional Airport. The aircraft circled the field before landing, resulting in a collision with two other aircraft ? a Piper PA-44-180 and a Cessna 172S Skyhawk. The collision caused significant damage to the aircraft’s pressurized bulkhead, windshield, side windows, wing leading edges, wing tip, avionics, and landing gear.
Description
The Cessna 650 Citation III corporate jet, N126MT, experienced hydraulic issue while en route from Macon, Georgia, USA. The flight arrived in the vicinity of Orlando-Central Florida Regional Airport, Florida, USA about 17:06 hours local time. It circled the field at 1900 feet until it landed about 18:11 hours. After landing the flight crew lost directional control of the aircraft. It impacted a parked Piper PA-44-180 (N178CA) and a Cessna 172S Skyhawk (N539ND). The collision resulted in damage to the pressurized bulkhead skin, windshield, side window, wing leading edges, wing tip, avionics, and landing gear.
Source of Information
http://kwsalvage.com/detail.asp?ID=10146977http://kwsalvage.com/detail.asp?ID=10146977Primary Cause
Hydraulic failure in the Cessna 650 Citation III.Hydraulic failure in the Cessna 650 Citation III.Share on:
