Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 crash, Jan 16, 2017, Howell
Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 accident on January 16, 2017 near Howell, Michigan, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot attempted a...
- Date: January 16, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4
- Location: Howell, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot attempted a landing on an ice covered runway, which led to the runway excursion. Airport personnel had not been trained on issuing NOTAMs about the icy condition.
On 16 January 2017 a Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4 landed at Howell, Michigan on an ice covered runway after cancelling its instrument flight plan. The pilot had no braking action, the jet left the far end of the runway, crossed a fence and a road and came to rest inverted. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft was destroyed.