20121221028639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 550 · Oklahmoma City, OK · December 21, 2012

Date: December 21, 2012 · 10:00 local
Place: Oklahmoma City, OK
Airport: Will Rogers
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N753CC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13TA113
Reported as: Cessna 550
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,097 total420 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N753CCRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2015 · Cessna 550S/N 550-0109 Airframe modelCessna 550

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N753CC was landing on runway 17L at kokc. They were cleared to land behind a heavy Airbus and ATC issued "caution, wake turbulance" N753CC was approximatley 53 seconds behind the Airbus on approach. On short final N753CC encountered the wake of the Airbus and impacted the ground. Minor injuries were involved. The pilot stated that they were attempting to stay above the flight path and land beyond the touchdown point of the Airbus.

As the FAA filed it

N753CC WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17L AT KOKC. THEY WERE CLEARED TO LAND BEHIND A HEAVY AIRBUS AND ATC ISSUED "CAUTION, WAKE TURBULANCE" N753CC WAS APPROXIMATLEY 53 SECONDS BEHIND THE AIRBUS ON APPROACH. ON SHORT FINAL N753CC ENCOUNTERED THE WAKE OF THE AIRBUS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. MINOR INJURIES WERE INVOLVED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO STAY ABOVE THE FLIGHT PATH AND LAND BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE AIRBUS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13TA113Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportOklahoma City, OKThe flight crew's decision to fly close behind a heavy airplane, which did not ensure there was adequate distance and time in order to avoid a wake turbulence encounter with the preceding heavy airplane’s wake vortex, which resulted in a loss of airplane…Dec 21, 2012 · Substantial damage