Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 crash, Sep 29, 2013 (4 killed)
Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 accident on September 29, 2013 near Santa Monica, California, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure...
- Date: September 29, 2013
- Aircraft: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2
- Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately decrease ground speed or maintain directional control during the landing roll, leading to a runway excursion, collision with an airport sign and structure, and a post-crash fire.
On 29 September 2013 a Cessna CitationJet CJ2 returning to Santa Monica from Hailey, Idaho landed normally, but drifted to the right during the landing roll and its nose pitched up. The jet veered off the runway, struck the 1,000-ft remaining sign and turned into a hangar, where it burned. All four people aboard died.