Narrative:
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II corporate jet, S5-BAX, sustained substantial damage in a takeoff accident at Forli Airport (FRL), Italy. The two pilots and flight nurse were not injured.
The Citation was en route to Turin, operating an ambulance flight with a heart for transplant on board.
The airplane yawed left during takeoff, close to rotation speed. Takeoff was aborted and the airplane came to rest in the snow next to runway 12.
Runway excursion (veer-off)
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 March 2011 |
| Time: | 02:23 |
| Type: |  Cessna S550 Citation S/II |
| Operator: | GIO Business Aviation |
| Registration: | S5-BAX |
| MSN: | S550-0028 |
| First flight: | 1984 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Forli Airport (FRL) ( Italy)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Forli Airport (FRL/LIPK), Italy |
| Torino-Caselle Airport (TRN/LIMF), Italy |
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II corporate jet, S5-BAX, sustained substantial damage in a takeoff accident at Forli Airport (FRL), Italy. The two pilots and flight nurse were not injured.
The Citation was en route to Turin, operating an ambulance flight with a heart for transplant on board.
The airplane yawed left during takeoff, close to rotation speed. Takeoff was aborted and the airplane came to rest in the snow next to runway 12.
Classification:
Rejected takeoffRunway excursion (veer-off)
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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 Forli Airport to Torino-Caselle Airport as the crow flies is 364 km (228 miles).
Distance from Forli Airport to Torino-Caselle Airport as the crow flies is 364 km (228 miles).
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