Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel crash, Aug 27, 2019, Aligarh...
Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel accident on August 27, 2019 near Aligarh-Dhanipur, Uttar Pradesh, India with no fatalities. Cause: Main landing gear...
- Date: August 27, 2019
- Aircraft: Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel
- Location: Aligarh-Dhanipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Main landing gear entangled in a powerline crossing the extended runway during landing, with poor planning, non adherence to SOP and complacency as contributory factors
A Cessna Citation Excel on a positioning flight from Delhi to the Dhanipur airstrip at Aligarh struck a powerline while landing on runway 11. The aircraft crash landed on the extended portion of the runway and caught fire according to press reports, and all six occupants survived. The investigation cited poor pre flight planning, non adherence to procedures and complacency.