Cessna 650 Citation III crash, Oct 27, 2007, Atlantic City
Cessna 650 Citation III accident on October 27, 2007 near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The first officer failed...
- Date: October 27, 2007
- Aircraft: Cessna 650 Citation III
- Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The first officer failed to maintain airspeed during the approach and the captain did not take adequate remedial action. Windshear and the lack of a windshear advisory from air traffic control contributed.
A Cessna 650 Citation III on a flight from Farmingdale was flown on a GPS approach to Atlantic City in gusty wind with windshear. The first officer let airspeed fall, deployed speedbrakes below the permitted height and reduced power, so the aircraft landed hard and drove the right main gear into the wing. There were no fatalities, but the right wing spar was substantially damaged.