ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 525 CitationJet N287CB Dubuque, IA
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 20 December 2021
Time:18:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic C525 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 525 CitationJet
Operator:Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services
Registration: N287CB
MSN: 525-0942
First flight: 2017
Total airframe hrs:1795
Engines: 2 Williams International FJ44-1AP
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:Dubuque, IA (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC (CAE/KCAE), United States of America
Destination airport:Dubuque Municipal Airport, IA (DBQ/KDBQ), United States of America
Narrative:
The pilot reported that while on a visual approach, the airplane impacted a flock of geese, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

Probable Cause:

Probable Cause: An inflight collision with a flock of geese that resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 176 days (6 months)
Accident number: CEN22LA084
Download report: Summary report

Classification:
Bird strike
Forced landing on runway

Sources:
» NTSB CEN22LA084


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Distance from Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC to Dubuque Municipal Airport, IA as the crow flies is 1250 km (781 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.
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