Cessna 500 Citation crash, Feb 1, 2006, Greensboro
Cessna 500 Citation accident on February 1, 2006 near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot misjudged distance...
- Date: February 1, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 500 Citation
- Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude, causing an undershoot and a touchdown short of the runway, which overstressed the right main landing gear.
A Cessna 500 Citation on a training flight from Asheville diverted to Greensboro after repeated gear-unsafe indications following a touch-and-go at Mountain Air. The right main landing gear collapsed on landing at Greensboro. Metallurgy showed overstress fractures, and no one was injured.