Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Oct 1, 2010, Manteo
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on October 1, 2010 near Manteo, North Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Touchdown at excessive...
- Date: October 1, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Manteo, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Touchdown at excessive airspeed on a wet runway, with the pilot-in-command not making a go-around, the copilot not calling for one and weak crew resource management.
A Cessna 550 Citation II on a flight from Tampa landed at Dare County Regional Airport in heavy rain on a short wet runway. It touched down about 23 knots fast and could not stop, leaving the runway end and coming to rest in Croatan Sound. The pilot, copilot and five passengers all had minor injuries.