Cessna 550 Citation II crash, Dec 21, 2012, Oklahoma City...
Cessna 550 Citation II accident on December 21, 2012 near Oklahoma City-Will Rogers, Oklahoma, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The crew flew...
- Date: December 21, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation II
- Location: Oklahoma City-Will Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew flew too close behind a heavy aircraft without adequate separation, encountered its wake vortex and lost control during final approach.
A U.S. Customs Citation on a local training flight was sequenced behind an A300 on final approach to Will Rogers. The crew planned a steeper approach and touchdown beyond the Airbus, but about 51 seconds behind it the aircraft entered the Airbus's wake vortex at about 150 ft. It rolled left, the nose dropped, and it struck the ground short of the threshold, collapsing the landing gear.