Descripción del Accidente ASN 21 MAR 1992 Cessna 550 Citation II HB-VIT - Lugano Airport (LUG)
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:sábado 21 marzo 1992
Hora:18:56
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic C550 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 550 Citation II
Operador:private
Registración: HB-VIT
Numéro de série: 550-0197
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5
Daños en la Aeronave: Menor
Consecuencias: Repaired
Ubicación:Lugano Airport (LUG) (   Suiza)
Fase: Aterrizaje (LDG)
Naturaleza:Privado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), Francia
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Lugano Airport (LUG/LSZA), Suiza
Descripción:
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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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.
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