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FAA incident report · Cessna 560 · Aspen, CO · August 15, 2022

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Date
August 15, 2022 · 15:43 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
4RBA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N977MR
Reported as
Cessna 560
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
31,734 total899 in this make and model153 in the last 90 days
N977MRRegistered now · Cessna 560S/N 560-0623 · Built 2002Airframe modelCessna 560Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PW535ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

On 05/15/2022, N977MR, a part 135 flight privacy data omitted, lost control while landing on runway 15 at Aspen-pitkin airport, Colorado. The aircraft departed the paved surface and struck taxiway signs before returning to the runway. There were three people on board with no reported injuries. Weather at the time of the accident was wind at 340° at 7 gusting to 17 knots, clear skies with thunderstorms in the area. The crew began a localizer approach to runway 15 in visual conditions. The tower reported to the crew that the previous aircraft reported airspeed deviations of ± 10-15 knots on final. Per the statement of both pilots, the aircraft encountered a tailwind and did a slight s turn to bleed off extra energy. During the landing flare, the crew encountered heavy rain and a strong crosswind which obscured the runway. The crew stated that the crosswind caused the aircraft to drift off the runway. They impacted two taxiway signs before they were able to return to the runway surface and bring the aircraft to a stop. The aircraft nose wheel steering had broken and cocked 90° preventing taxi. Post-accident showed both flaps damaged and two punctures in the right wing which allowed fuel to leak out. Furhter damage noted to the nose gear assembly and nose gear wheel side wall panels.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/15/2022, N977MR, A PART 135 FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT ASPEN-PITKIN AIRPORT, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AND STRUCK TAXIWAY SIGNS BEFORE RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS WIND AT 340° AT 7 GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS, CLEAR SKIES WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. THE CREW BEGAN A LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15 IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. THE TOWER REPORTED TO THE CREW THAT THE PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT REPORTED AIRSPEED DEVIATIONS OF ± 10-15 KNOTS ON FINAL. PER THE STATEMENT OF BOTH PILOTS, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND AND DID A SLIGHT S TURN TO BLEED OFF EXTRA ENERGY. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE CREW ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN AND A STRONG CROSSWIND WHICH OBSCURED THE RUNWAY. THE CREW STATED THAT THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THEY IMPACTED TWO TAXIWAY SIGNS BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STEERING HAD BROKEN AND COCKED 90° PREVENTING TAXI. POST-ACCIDENT SHOWED BOTH FLAPS DAMAGED AND TWO PUNCTURES IN THE RIGHT WING WHICH ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK OUT. FURHTER DAMAGE NOTED TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND NOSE GEAR WHEEL SIDE WALL PANELS.