Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 crash, Sep 20, 2022, Pasco-Tr...
Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 accident on September 20, 2022 near Pasco-Tri-Cities, Washington, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot did...
- Date: September 20, 2022
- Aircraft: Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3
- Location: Pasco-Tri-Cities, Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not ensure the landing gear was extended before landing. Contributing: failure to fly a stabilized approach and a configuration that prevented the gear warning from activating (NTSB).
A Cessna CJ3 landed at Pasco with the landing gear retracted. The ten aboard survived. The NTSB blamed the pilot's failure to make sure the gear was extended.