ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325568
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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1992 |
| Time: | 18:56 |
| Type: |  Cessna 550 Citation II |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-VIT |
| MSN: | 550-0197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lugano Airport (LUG) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN) |
| Lugano Airport (LUG/LSZA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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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