Cessna 501 Citation I crash, Nov 19, 2010, Birmingham
Cessna 501 Citation I accident on November 19, 2010 near Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The approach monitoring...
- Date: November 19, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 501 Citation I
- Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The approach monitoring broke down: the monitoring pilot did not make the decision or go-around call, and the flying pilot continued below decision altitude in fog without visual references, with weak crew coordination and no clear SOP discipline.
A Cessna Citation air ambulance flew an ILS approach to Birmingham in fog that had moved over the airfield. The aircraft drifted through the localiser, the crew did not make a decision or go-around call, and it descended below decision altitude without visual references. It struck the glideslope antenna, caught fire and came to rest on the grass beside the runway, though both crew survived.