Narrative:
The Cessna 525 CitationJet suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 31 at Le Touquet Airport, France.
The pilot indicated that just after landing on paved runway 31, the aircraft deviated to the left. He initially managed to counter this deviation by using the brakes and nosewheel steering control. After running what he thought to be around 250 m on the runway, he was unable to hold the aircraft, which went off the runway and travelled about 70 m through the grass. The right main landing gear and the nose gear broke and the aircraft came to a stop.
Witnesses on the ground indicated that, immediately after touchdown, very thick smoke was observed near the left main landing gear. A long rubber mark was visible from the touchdown area to the aircrafts position and was consistent with rubber from the left main landing gear tire. The tire was found burst and separated from its wheel rim.
Runway excursion (veer-off)
» lesechosdutouquet.fr
» lavoixdunord.fr
LFAT 160830Z AUTO 23011KT 190V270 9999 FEW011 BKN020 11/09 Q1015 NOSIG
09:00 UTC / local time:
LFAT 160900Z AUTO 24010KT 200V270 9999 SCT011 BKN023 BKN032 11/09 Q1016 NOSIG
09:30 UTC / local time:
LFAT 160930Z AUTO 23012KT 9999 FEW011 11/09 Q1016 NOSIG
10:00 UTC / local time:
LFAT 161000Z AUTO 24011KT 200V270 9999 FEW011 11/09 Q1017 NOSIG
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Monday 16 April 2018 |
| Time: | 11:28 |
| Type: |  Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 |
| Operator: | Herbert Waldmann Lichttechnik GmbH & Co. KG |
| Registration: | D-ISWA |
| MSN: | 525-0236 |
| First flight: | 1998 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Le Touquet Airport (LTQ) ( France)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK), Germany |
| Le Touquet Airport (LTQ/LFAT), France |
The Cessna 525 CitationJet suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 31 at Le Touquet Airport, France.
The pilot indicated that just after landing on paved runway 31, the aircraft deviated to the left. He initially managed to counter this deviation by using the brakes and nosewheel steering control. After running what he thought to be around 250 m on the runway, he was unable to hold the aircraft, which went off the runway and travelled about 70 m through the grass. The right main landing gear and the nose gear broke and the aircraft came to a stop.
Witnesses on the ground indicated that, immediately after touchdown, very thick smoke was observed near the left main landing gear. A long rubber mark was visible from the touchdown area to the aircrafts position and was consistent with rubber from the left main landing gear tire. The tire was found burst and separated from its wheel rim.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Tire failureRunway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
» BEA» lesechosdutouquet.fr
» lavoixdunord.fr
METAR Weather report:
08:30 UTC / local time:LFAT 160830Z AUTO 23011KT 190V270 9999 FEW011 BKN020 11/09 Q1015 NOSIG
09:00 UTC / local time:
LFAT 160900Z AUTO 24010KT 200V270 9999 SCT011 BKN023 BKN032 11/09 Q1016 NOSIG
09:30 UTC / local time:
LFAT 160930Z AUTO 23012KT 9999 FEW011 11/09 Q1016 NOSIG
10:00 UTC / local time:
LFAT 161000Z AUTO 24011KT 200V270 9999 FEW011 11/09 Q1017 NOSIG
Photos
Video, social media
Le Touquet: un avion manque son atterrissage https://t.co/c2Puct9GyX pic.twitter.com/QzJdM41ThJ
Echos du Touquet (@echostouquet) April 16, 2018
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 Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport to Le Touquet Airport as the crow flies is 388 km (242 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport to Le Touquet Airport as the crow flies is 388 km (242 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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