Search the archive:
YaBB - Yet another Bulletin Board
 
   
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print
Citation Jet Crash (Read 196 times)
Jan 26th, 2006 at 2:00am

Bubblehead   Offline
Colonel
Clear the bridge
San Diego, California USA

Gender: male
Posts: 696
*****
 
We just had a Citation Jet which crashed at the Palomar Airport (about 40 miles north of San Diego, CA) killing all four on board. Primary report was that it came in too fast and too far down the runway. The plane overshot the runway and burst into flames but did not hit anything past the runway. They found the reverser not deployed. Some witness said that it appeared that the aircraft was attempting to take off (touch and go) again but failed to regain take-off speed. That probably accounted for why the reverser was found retracted.
Sad day for aviation.

Bubblehead
 
IP Logged
 
Reply #1 - Jan 26th, 2006 at 6:25am

ozzy72   Offline
Global Moderator
Pretty scary huh?
Madsville

Gender: male
Posts: 37122
*****
 
Sad
 

...
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
IP Logged
 
Reply #2 - Jan 26th, 2006 at 12:37pm

Bubblehead   Offline
Colonel
Clear the bridge
San Diego, California USA

Gender: male
Posts: 696
*****
 
He was coming in at 227 knots (according to report). Landing speed for that type aircraft is suppose to be 105-112 knots. The runway was just over 4K feet.

Bubblehead
 
IP Logged
 
Reply #3 - Jan 26th, 2006 at 12:38pm

C   Offline
Colonel
Earth

Posts: 13144
*****
 
Quote:
He was coming in at 227 knots (according to report). Landing speed for that type aircraft is suppose to be 105-112 knots. The runway was just over 4K feet.

Bubblehead


Sounds bizarre? Shocked
 
IP Logged
 
Reply #4 - Jan 27th, 2006 at 3:11pm

beefhole   Offline
Colonel
common' yigs!
Philadelphia

Gender: male
Posts: 4466
*****
 
If those reports are true, you have to wonder what in God's name the flight crew could have been possibly thinking.

All speculation and blame aside, a sad day for aviation indeed.
 
IP Logged
 
Reply #5 - Jan 28th, 2006 at 11:54am
cheesegrater   Ex Member

 
Very bizzare incident. In the conversation with the air traffic controller the pilot made no indication there was somethig wrong with the airplane.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20060126-9999-7m26cessna.html
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send Topic Print