Last updated: 3 August 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Monday 16 January 2017 |
| Time: | 11:59 |
| Type: |  Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 |
| Operator: | Zeliff Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N525PZ |
| MSN: | 525C-0196 |
| First flight: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 320 |
| Engines: | 2 Williams International FJ44-4A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Howell-Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport, MI ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY (KGVQ), United States of America |
| Howell-Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport, MI (KOZW), United States of America |
A Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 corporate jet suffered an apparent runway excursion on landing at Howell-Livingston County Airport, Michigan, USA. The pilot survived the accident.
The airplane departed Batavia-Genesee County Airport, New York, at 10:57 hours local time. The flight landed on runway 13 at 11:59 hours. An eyewitness reported that the aircraft travelled past the end of the runway over about 390 m of airport terrain before it crossed Tooley Road. The wings were torn off and the fuselage came to rest inverted.
Runway 13 is a 5002 ft (1525 m) long runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's attempted landing on the ice-covered runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was airport personnel's lack of training regarding issuance of NOTAMs."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» WHMI» Flightaware.com
» NTSB
METAR Weather report:
16:35 UTC / 11:35 local time:KOZW 161635Z AUTO 15005KT 3SM -SN OVC065 M01/M03 A3031 RMK AO2 T10071031
16:54 UTC / 11:54 local time:
KOZW 161654Z AUTO 13004KT 3SM -SN OVC055 M01/M03 A3028 RMK AO2 T10071029
17:14 UTC / 12:14 local time:
KOZW 161714Z AUTO 14004KT 3SM -SN SCT050 OVC060 M01/M02 A3028 RMK AO2 P0001 T10061025
Photos
Video, social media
View of plane crash from another angle... Pilot survived, no passengers on board @FOX2News pic.twitter.com/y05Tb6Szlt
— Camille Amiri (@camillefox2news) January 16, 2017
Plane crashes in Howell, pilot survives @FOX2News pic.twitter.com/vCypgOBAlH
— Camille Amiri (@camillefox2news) 16 januari 2017
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from FlightAware.
Distance from Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY to Howell-Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport, MI as the crow flies is 473 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Batavia-Genesee County Airport, NY to Howell-Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport, MI as the crow flies is 473 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
