Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Mar 15, 2014, Barcelonnette-Sa...
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on March 15, 2014 near Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France with no fatalities. Cause: BEA: The...
- Date: March 15, 2014
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: BEA: The pilot's decision to continue an unstabilized approach led to a hard landing and the rupture of the left main gear on touchdown.
A Cessna T303 Crusader flying from Cannes Mandelieu with a pilot and four passengers made an unstabilized approach to Barcelonnette Saint Pons runway 27. The aircraft landed hard, the left main gear broke under overload, and it left the runway to the left and came to rest. All five occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.