Cessna Citation II Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Accidents and incidents== * On May 26, 1993, a Cessna 550 landed at [[Southampton Airport]], England, with a reported tailwind of {{Convert|15|kn|abbr=on|lk=in}}, whereas the flight manual specified a maximum tailwind limit of {{convert|10|kn|abbr=on}}; with this tailwind, the landing distance required was greater than the distance available. The aircraft overran the runway through the airport perimeter fence and down an embankment onto the [[M27 motorway]] where it collided with two cars and caught fire. The two flight crew sustained minor injuries, and the three car occupants also sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/5-1994-cessna-550-citation-ii-g-jetb-26-may-1993 |title=5/1994 Cessna 550 Citation II, G-JETB, 26 May 1993 |publisher=[[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] |date=10 December 2014}}</ref> *On September 4, 2022, in the [[2022 Baltic Sea Cessna Citation crash]], a Cessna 551 heading from [[Jerez Airport|Jerez]], Spain, did not land at its intended destination, [[Cologne]], Germany, but instead kept flying across Germany and the [[Baltic Sea]] where it eventually ran out of fuel and crashed in the sea off [[Ventspils]], Latvia. The pilot had reported problems with air conditioning and pressurization early in the flight but later stopped responding to communications. A possible cause of the crash is that loss of [[Cabin pressurization|cabin pressure]] rendered everyone on board unconscious.<ref>{{cite news |author=Kฤrlis Miksons |title=Report: Baltic Sea plane crash likely caused by cabin pressure loss |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/report-baltic-sea-plane-crash-likely-caused-by-cabin-pressure-loss.a484788/ |access-date=30 December 2022 |work=LSM}}</ref> * On July 8, 2023, a Cessna 550 crashed in fog after a second attempt at landing at [[French Valley Airport]], California, having [[Aborted landing|aborted]] a first attempt. The plane missed the runway by 500 feet, crashed into a field and caught fire. The crash killed the 6 occupants of the plane.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 550 Citation II N819KR Murrieta/Temecula-French Valley Airport, CA (RBK) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20230708-1 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-09 |title=6 dead in Southern California crash of private jet as visibility changed rapidly |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/six-dead-small-plane-crash-southern-california-rcna93216 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page