Last updated: 8 December 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Monday 27 February 1989 |
| Time: | 08:08 |
| Type: |  Cessna S550 Citation S/II |
| Operator: | NYNEX Corp |
| Registration: | N29X |
| MSN: | S550-0096 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 703 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Poughkeepsie, NY ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY (HPN/KHPN), United States of America |
| Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY (POU/KPOU), United States of America |
Landed long and bounced following a high approach. No response noted upon brake and thrust reverser selection. A go around was attempted, but the engines did not respond. The Citation settled beyond the runway and crashed on rough terrain.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper use of the powerplant controls, which resulted in actuation (tripping) of the reverse load limiters on the thrust reversers and subsequent reduction of available power in both engines. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's misjudgement of distance, excessive airspeed, and improper flare during the landing."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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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 White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY to Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY as the crow flies is 64 km (40 miles).
Distance from White Plains-Westchester County Airport, NY to Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY as the crow flies is 64 km (40 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.
