Cessna 550 Citation Bravo crash, Sep 3, 2015, Vienna-Schw...
Cessna 550 Citation Bravo accident on September 3, 2015 near Vienna-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria with no fatalities. Cause: Austrian investigation (UUS,...
- Date: September 3, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation Bravo
- Location: Vienna-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Austrian investigation (UUS, as cited by BAAA): a metal foreign body between the valve seat and ball of the spring loaded check valve in the left main gear undercarriage servo valve, so the piston rod did not move and the gear was not extended; the crew did not go around to troubleshoot or use the emergency extension system.
A Jet24 Cessna 550 Citation Bravo flying from Salzburg to Vienna Schwechat had its left main gear fail to lock down on approach to runway 34, with no green light. The crew continued the approach, and after touchdown the aircraft veered left off the runway onto grass. All five occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair; the Austrian investigation traced the failure to a metal particle in the gear servo valve.