Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Monday 1 August 1994 |
Time: | 20:49 |
Type: | Cessna 500 Citation I |
Operator: | SANTOM Ltd. |
Registration: | VR-BLV |
MSN: | 500-0344 |
First flight: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 5235 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Grenchen Airport (ZHI) ( Switzerland)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO/LIEA), Italy |
Destination airport: | Grenchen Airport (ZHI/LSZG), Switzerland |
Narrative:The Cessna 500 Citation I aircraft suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 07 at Grenchen Airport. The landing gear and the fuselage were damaged.
Probable Cause:
CAUSES
The accident is attributable to:
- Unwanted forward thrust of the left engine after touchdown, caused by a malfunction of the reversers;
- aquaplaning as a result of water puddles.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Switzerland |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months | Accident number: | Nr. 1588 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Alghero-Fertilia Airport to Grenchen Airport as the crow flies is 727 km (454 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.