Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Jan 24, 2007, Butler
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on January 24, 2007 near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The copilot's failure to...
- Date: January 24, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The copilot's failure to maintain the proper approach speed and to achieve the correct touchdown point, together with the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision, led to the runway overrun. The pilot-in-command also did not activate the speed brakes on touchdown, and the snow-covered runway reduced braking.
A Cessna Citation II repositioning for an air ambulance flight landed too fast and too far down a snow-contaminated runway at Butler, Pennsylvania. It overran the far end, struck a localizer antenna platform and the perimeter fence, crossed a road and stopped about 400 feet beyond the runway. The jet was substantially damaged, and no one was killed.