Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Saturday 21 March 1992 |
Time: | 18:56 |
Type: | Cessna 550 Citation II |
Operator: | private |
Registration: | HB-VIT |
MSN: | 550-0197 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | Lugano Airport (LUG) ( Switzerland)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France |
Destination airport: | Lugano Airport (LUG/LSZA), Switzerland |
Narrative:The Cessna 550 Citation II encountered wind shear during a LOC DME approach to runway 03 at Lugano Airport, Switzerland.
The aircraft touched down at Vref (108 kts) + 10 kts and bounced two times and touched down nose gear first.
During landing rollout the nose landing gear collapsed.
Probable Cause:
Causes
The accident was due to:
- A non-stabilized approach because of wind shear;
- Uncoordinated action in using "Reverse" and "Speedbrakes" after a relatively hard landing at excessive speed
- A lack of ATIS warning about wind shears.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Switzerland |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months | Accident number: | Nr. 1481 | Download report: | Final report
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Classification:
Windshear/downdraft
Heavy landing
Runway mishap
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 Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport to Lugano Airport as the crow flies is 291 km (182 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.