Cessna 500 Citation crash, Apr 7, 2003, Zurich-Kloten
Cessna 500 Citation accident on April 7, 2003 near Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued the final approach...
- Date: April 7, 2003
- Aircraft: Cessna 500 Citation
- Location: Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued the final approach below minimums with insufficient visual references. Contributing factors were his unsatisfactory qualification on the type and distraction by a passenger during the approach.
A Cessna Citation I/SP on a private IFR flight from Barcelona to Zurich continued an ILS approach below minimums in a snow shower. It touched down on grass about 700 metres before the runway 14 threshold and skidded, badly damaging the aircraft. The three occupants were unharmed. The Swiss investigation pointed to the pilot's limited type qualification and distraction by a passenger during the approach.