What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On sept 2, 2021 at 0951 EST, airplane Cessna citation 560XLS+, registration N560AR, crashed shortly after a failed takeoff from runway 02, Robertson Airport, plainville, CT. The departure end of runway 2 is followed by a small expanse of grass aproximatly 6FT, followed by an approximate 25 ft elevation drop off. The airplane failed to rotate above rotate speed while on take-off roll on the runway. The aircraft departed the runway off the drop off and then pitched nose up. The right wing then struck a telephone pole, approximately 536 feet off the departure end of the runway, and ignited the fuel from the wing. The aircraft then started a roll to the right. The aircraft impacted the ground in an inverted attitude on the grass of a local business, sliding and eventually impacting the business facility. Most of the aircraft came to rest inverted inside the building. Four souls on board perished. One employee of the local business was transported to a local burn center with serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPT 2, 2021 AT 0951 EST, AIRPLANE CESSNA CITATION 560XLS+, REGISTRATION N560AR, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER A FAILED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 02, ROBERTSON AIRPORT, PLAINVILLE, CT. THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 2 IS FOLLOWED BY A SMALL EXPANSE OF GRASS APROXIMATLY 6FT, FOLLOWED BY AN APPROXIMATE 25 FT ELEVATION DROP OFF. THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO ROTATE ABOVE ROTATE SPEED WHILE ON TAKE-OFF ROLL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY OFF THE DROP OFF AND THEN PITCHED NOSE UP. THE RIGHT WING THEN STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, APPROXIMATELY 536 FEET OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND IGNITED THE FUEL FROM THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED A ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE ON THE GRASS OF A LOCAL BUSINESS, SLIDING AND EVENTUALLY IMPACTING THE BUSINESS FACILITY. MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED INSIDE THE BUILDING. FOUR SOULS ON BOARD PERISHED. ONE EMPLOYEE OF THE LOCAL BUSINESS WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL BURN CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.