Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel crash, Sep 2, 2021 (4 killed)
Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel accident on September 2, 2021 near Farmington, Connecticut, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command's...
- Date: September 2, 2021
- Aircraft: Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel
- Location: Farmington, Connecticut, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot in command's failure to release the parking brake before takeoff. Contributing were the lack of a parking brake warning on the aircraft and the FAA certification process for a derivative aircraft that did not identify the need for one.
A Cessna Citation Excel failed to lift off during takeoff from the short runway at Robertson Field and ran off the end of the airport terrain. It struck a pole, rolled inverted and hit an occupied building. All four occupants were killed and four people on the ground were injured. The NTSB found the parking brake had not been released before takeoff.