Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Mar 28, 2011, Canadian
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on March 28, 2011 near Canadian, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued the approach at...
- Date: March 28, 2011
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Canadian, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued the approach at excessive airspeed, which led to a hard landing and loss of directional control.
A Cessna 425 on a private flight from Grand Junction, Colorado flew a GPS approach to Canadian, Texas, broke out of the clouds over the runway end and circled to the opposite runway. The pilot landed fast, the right main tire burst, the aircraft left the runway to the left and the left main gear collapsed. No one was killed, and the airplane was substantially damaged.