Cessna 550 Citation Bravo crash, Sep 25, 2015, Lismore
Cessna 550 Citation Bravo accident on September 25, 2015 near Lismore, New South Wales, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: ATSB: residual braking...
- Date: September 25, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 550 Citation Bravo
- Location: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: ATSB: residual braking pressure in the wheel brakes during the takeoff run, with the parking brake probably applied at the holding point and not released, and no annunciator or checklist item to show the parking brake was engaged, led to a rejected takeoff and runway overrun.
A Cessna 550 Citation Bravo on a private positioning flight from Lismore to Baryulgil failed to rotate at takeoff speed. The captain rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft overran the runway into the end safety area, and the nose landing gear separated during the overrun. Both crew were uninjured, and the ATSB found that the aircraft did not accelerate normally because of residual brake pressure, with the parking brake probably not released before taxi.