Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Nov 17, 2012, Greenwood
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on November 17, 2012 near Greenwood, South Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with a deer...
- Date: November 17, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with a deer during the landing roll, which ruptured a fuel cell and led to a post-impact fire (NTSB).
A Cessna 550 Citation II on a post-maintenance test flight landed on Runway 9 at Greenwood County Airport. About five seconds into the rollout a deer ran out of the tree line and struck the left wing, rupturing a fuel cell. The aircraft stopped on the runway but caught fire and was destroyed. Both pilots escaped uninjured.