Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel crash, Aug 6, 2019, Aarhus-T...
Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel accident on August 6, 2019 near Aarhus-Tirstrup, Midtjylland, Denmark with no fatalities. Cause: Deviations from SOP in...
- Date: August 6, 2019
- Aircraft: Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel
- Location: Aarhus-Tirstrup, Midtjylland, Denmark
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Deviations from SOP in dark night and low visibility, flying below the glideslope and cancelling terrain warning glideslope alerts
A Cessna Citation Excel on an air taxi flight from Oslo approached Aarhus at night in low visibility and flew below the glideslope. It struck localizer antennas about 400 metres before the runway and landed short, with a nose gear collapse and a fuel fed fire on the left wing. All 10 occupants evacuated unhurt. The Danish investigators cited deviations from procedures and a disabled terrain warning alert.